Concerts the Past Few Months
What a great start to 2013. I began the year with a trip to Nashville to record the new hymns CD “Seasons of our Faith” and then I hit the road to share the new music. Here are some of the wonderful people I got to meet and spend time with. (Click on the picture to enlarge it).

Exciting things on the Horizon
There are some exciting things coming up and I will fill you in with more detail later, but I wanted to tell you that Pete and I have been invited back to New Zealand this fall to be part of the Family Life International Conference. We are so excited to see all of our kiwi friends again. The last trip was thrilling because it was my first time out of the United States. Not so thrilling was being over the ocean for 12 hours, but we got through it and it was totally worth it! Also coming up in November, is the National Catholic Youth Conference. I was very humbled to be contacted to sing at NCYC this year and can’t wait to hang out with the tens of thousands of youth that attend this event. See you there!!!!

Moving …“Again”
It is no secret that Pete and I have been unable to stay in one place for very long. Since we were married in 1998 we have moved 8 times. Here we go again making it #9. Pete has been accepted into the Masters in Social Work Program through Boise State University (In the Twin Falls location). The exciting thing about this move is that Twin Falls is “Home” (where we grew up). So we’ll be loading up the U-Haul, on May 31st and heading about 2 hours Southeast of where we are now. This will be our 2nd time moving away from the Boise/Nampa/Caldwell area and we will miss our friends, but we are excited for a new adventure. And in reality, 2 hours isn’t THAT far away so we’ll still visit. I am very proud of my husband and the steps he is taking to do what he was “meant to do”.

We appreciate your continued prayers and support!
Blessings to you all!
Jaime

Hi Everyone,
I wanted to send you all a quick note and wish you all a wonderful Easter Weekend. I have uploaded two of the songs from the new Hymns CD to the New Music section on my Facebook Artist page. Hopefully these songs will help bring you into the spirit of the weekend.

With Holy Week being the time we remember our Lord’s Passion and Friday being the day He gave up His life for us, I would encourage to listen to “O Sacred Head Now Wounded”. And with Sunday being such a joyful day, Jesus conquering death, giving us the hope of eternity with Him, I would encourage to sing along with “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today”. I hope that these songs will inspire you and give you strength and encouragement on your faith journey.

As I reflect on our Lord’s Passion and the sacrifice He made for all of us, I have to remember that we to are called to make sacrifices. Every day we are given opportunities to help, give or just bring a smile to someone’s face. I challenge you to find some way to do that each and every day.

Happy Easter everyone!
I will send out another update very soon on what’s been going on and exciting things coming up.

God Bless,
Jaime

Seasons of our Faith

I am so excited to announce the release of my brand new album, Seasons of our Faith. It’s in the store now.
This album has been a long time coming. Since my conversion into the Catholic Faith in 2006, I’ve wanted to record a CD of Catholic Hymns. This past year we decided to move forward and record it. Through the process it has been very clear that this project was being guided by the Holy Spirit. Everything, including the funding, fell into place and in a short period of time.

Our original idea for a title was “Seasons.” We eventually settled on “Seasons of Our Faith” because we wanted to include various songs we sing at mass during the liturgical year (with the exception of Christmas since I already have a Christmas CD). The word “Seasons” also incorporates the idea that my husband, Pete, and I have moved several times over the past 10 years and have been a part of many wonderful parishes during that time. These parishes are represented in the artwork and photos in the CD. We want to thank the wonderful Catholic communities in Tennessee, Utah and Idaho for being a very important part of our lives and our journey over the past 10 years.

The CD begins with the song “Here I Am Lord”. The message of this song is the very reason this CD was recorded. After trying, unsuccessfully, to be in control and swapping drivers seats with God over the years, I came to a place of surrender…again. “Here I am Lord”….use me for your purpose…”I will go Lord if You lead me…” It is that prayer that made this CD a reality. He led the way, I followed. He opened the doors, I walked through them. I can’t explain the overwhelming peace that came over me when this happened. All I know is that I need to do it more often.

Other songs on the album include, “On Eagles Wings”, “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today”,” Be Thou My Vision”, and “I Am The Bread of Life”, which were all requested by friends who donated and supported this CD.

If I had to choose a favorite, it would be a toss-up between “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” and “Come to The Water”. The very thought of God becoming man is so hard to grasp. And the reason He did it…well, that is even harder to comprehend. He gave everything. All He asks of us is that we come to Him and surrender our Will to His Will. When we surrender, we find rest.

My prayer is that this CD brings moments of deep thought, peace, hope and joy to those who hear the powerful words in these beautiful songs.

Blessings to you All!
Jaime