The Dream

We were blessed with backstage passes at SonShine Fest in July, because we were interviewing some of the main stage bands. We took advantage of this by meandering around backstage a few times, in hopes of scoring a few other bigger bands.
"Uh... Mom... That's the lead singer of Hawk Nelson right over there."
"Well... Are you going to be brave?"
Pause.
"Hey Jason! I'm Kelsey and this is my mom Lisa..."
When Jason Dunn tells the story of his life thus far, it seems as if he has lived out a fairy tale in terms of becoming a rock star. Hawk Nelson began when he was in high school, and, if he couldn't play professional hockey, being in a band was his career plan. Half your high school has/had the same dream. And a lot of them have no plan but that. For Jason, it worked out.
Our interview with Jason was definitely unique among all of our interviews. He was all about giving your all to your dream, whatever it may be. He had no plans other than music, and he is now a successful musican. This advice may be controversial- especially among parents- but there's something to it. If he'd had inhibitions, would he have made it as far as he has? It's certainly food for thought.
Hand-in-hand with his jump for the dream is gratefulness. This was awesome to see in Jason, as success is easy to take for granted. He was practically gushing about the wonder of how his life has unfolded. There are so many wonderful aspects of his life that he never would have dreamed of. As he said, "If I got to pick my plan, I would not have picked this one. It's a good thing I don't pick my plan..." That is one of the coolest things about the future that looms ahead. With God, there is no reason for a fear of the unknown. Usually things turn out best for us when we have no idea what's going on!
Thanks for the awesome opportunity, Jason!

Side note: 3 prayer requests- We are working on creating the perfect title for the book. Titles are neither my nor my mom's forte. Please say a prayer for us! We also absolutely love getting suggestions on this, so bring them on!
Also, we are trying to get some female voices into the book. We only have one so far; all the other bigger Christian female musicians' agents have shot us down. So please pray for open doors, and let us know if you have connections!
Last but not least, SPREAD THE WORD!!!
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