Sandi Patty released a brand new CD in Sept 2013 that has revealed a simpler, less complex musical styling for her. She says "These songs have been, for my life, the lyrics and the message that I have needed, reflecting the simpler, gentler, laid-back side of life." Listening to it, unravels your day and wraps you into God's peace because it expresses personal intimacy with God. The new CD is entitled "everlasting" and is exclusively available through Target stores.
Along with this new CD, a new website design followed. A recent visit to her website shows that Sandi Patty is leaning towards simplifying life. Life is busy for Sandi and I'm sure that this makes more time in life for the things that matter most. The new blog format of Sandi's website enables her to do daily devotionals and post them easily to keep in direct contact with her website visitors and those who follow her music and ministry. This is key and very important, and shows you where her priority is. There is also definitely no need for bells and whistles with an artist like Sandi, whose voice shines and stands out above the busy-ness of life.
As a teenager, I remember when I would spend hours singing along to every Sandi Patty song. I would challenge myself with whatever the next big note was on every song. It had to sound just like her with ease and perfection. I'd pray and ask God for help and I practiced and practiced until I got it right. Then the day came when I started to sound like Sandi. That would be great, except I'm not Sandi, and I never will be. Even Sandi herself would agree, you need to be yourself. You need to be unique with all the quirks, personality and style that God has given you. Sooo ... I put away the high notes when I became ill and never looked back. However, being me was better than being Sandi, because I walk my own journey. While there are similar things in life that we can relate to and share the same faith, we also walk different roads to the same destiny -- eternity. We have different lessons to learn in life and different experiences, yet we can both learn from one another too.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us --- Hebrews 12:1
I'm thankful for the long distance music mentoring that Sandi has unknowingly been for me. It has shaped a part of me. The message and music, just like many other Christian artists that I've listened to, have always pointed me in the right direction, where I can find my Lord and Saviour as a refuge and resting place. The music has been an inspiration in my life and an encouragement to strive for excellence in my own calling and gift.
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