Quick update on the cd, Isaac Meyer just finished recording on a couple tracks - if you haven't heard his new instrumental album called "Acoustic Rhythms" - it's available now on iTunes, and it's great!! Check it out. I'm really grateful that he's lending his anointed strummings to my project.


Wedding plans are coming along, for those who have asked, Jason and I are getting married May 1 in Kansas City, we're registered at J.C Penney's, Target and Pottery Barn, we're cruising in the Caribbean for our honeymoon, and miracle of miracles, we're closing on our new home next week. The Lord has done so many awesome things, and we're 30-some-odd days out, and I know He's got more in store. I might throw everybody off and holler a "More Lord!" I am a little behind on some things (invitations, ahem!) but other things seem to be ironing out just fine.



The Lord is good, and we covet your prayers with the myriads of details, influx of out-of-town guests, and the flurry of activities. In the midst of all the hustle and bustle, we're reminded a lot about the Lord. I find myself saying, "Earlier, I thought of...and it reminds me of the Lord and how He does this and that..." quite often. It's so wonderful how love and relationship initiated in His heart, He loves relationships and He does so much in us through the natural ones. It can be hard and scary to have to share so much, and divulge ones' heart, and trust and be open, ah but there's life, and joy and healing and cleanness. I can only think of a Sara Groves song at this moment. It's as if she preemptively steals my contemplations for her lyrics: "It's a sweet sweet thing, standing here with you and nothing to hide. Light shining down to our very insides. Loving each other, knowing each other, helping each other come clean." Oh Sara.



J.May tends to be a pretty private guy, but I've been encouraging him to share more of his heart online (you can see a little bit at his website: http://www.jmaymusic.com/ and suspiciously, we have the same webmaster) and I hope he'll make a guest appearance or two on my blog. He is, if you didn't notice, also on my recommended Albums to the right there, and if you haven't check out his album Conflict on iTunes, DO IT!!!!

Since this is sounding more like a news story than a reflective heart post, I'll share that I am really excited about Heather Clark's new cd that a good source says was recently recorded live at Bethel Church in Redding, California and another good friend who (more rumors) I hear is in the studio: Mr. Jacob Hanly, and my "oh so favorite, almost on my cd except he was ready to record it himself" song, I love you, I still want you. I'll never stray too far from home... http://joannareyburn.com/audio/joanna-reyburn/i-still-want-you

More soon, thanks to all of you who have prayed, emailed, paypaled @twittered, and facebooked all sorts of encouragement. I appreciate it!

Blessings,

Joanna