dave & janet horsman ::: keepin’ it real since 1998

One of the funnest parts of my work is being able to host different worship leaders. I learn a lot from my time with them. This past weekend was one of those opportunities. Jared Anderson from Colorado was in town to do worship for a weekend mini-conference we called IGNITE. Usually, they bring bands with them but this time Jared came alone so I put together a band for him. And naturally since I was in charge, I put myself on acoustic guitar! It was a blast. We played Saturday night and Sunday morning. I put a little bootleg video of the night from some footage that Elijah (and Janet) shot on our YouTube page. You should, definitely, check it out. Listen for the segment that Janet tells Elijah that he can’t take his shirt off.

Janet, Mina, Noah, and I had the privilege of watching Zeke perform at his preschool today. The program was filled with lots of children’s songs and carols. Happy Birthday to Jesus, Little Miss Muffett (starring Zeke as the spider), and the March from the Nutcracker were the highlights. Here is the March. It rocked!

 Yesterday I was fretting over the Christmas Eve service, wanting it to be something special for the people who would be attending. So my brother, Jon, said that if I want “special” than In The Bleak Mid-Winter was my ticket to ride. I trust my big brother. So Janet heard it, loved it and is singing it for the Christmas Eve service. Click the album cover to see Sarah McLachlan sing this song.

I wanted to let you all see me in one of my favorite positions…directing a choir. It is something I have done 3 times now since I started working at Bethany. I crack myself up each and every time because I used to make fun of my dad as he directed the church choir each Christmas and Easter. So now at each graduation, I direct the grads in their class song. This time, which was in September, they sang “How Great Is Our God”. Luckily, you can’t see my face.

…I certainly wouldn’t be flying on Air Canada Jazz! 

Steven, from the Barenaked Ladies, got off the plane yestereday with my mother!  He sat directly in front of her on the flight, and his friend (whom I didn’t recognize) sat beside her, all the while conversing with “Steve.”  Nobody seemed to recognize him though.  I guess Canadian celebrities come to the U.S., when they want to go incognito.  He was standing right beside us at the baggage claim, and I may have said something like, “Hey, a lot of people say my husband looks like you!” had Noah not been acting like a royal b-r-a-t.  He did seem a little interested in my kids, which got me to thinking, “I wonder if he has kids?”  So I looked him up and you know what?  He does - three boys!

On Wednesday night after supper, we went to the park to see if Elijah could indeed beat Janet at a foot race. Elijah had been trash talking Janet all through supper about it. Elijah won. A beautiful night of family bonding followed, but, unfortunately, the foot race was left on the cutting room floor. A note about the soundtrack: I was all set to use a cute worship song, Tim Hughes’, “Joy Is In This Place”, but Elijah thought it was not a great choice. He felt The Counting Crows, “Angels Of The Silence”, captured the mood much better, and in the end, I agreed.

I know, I know…you’ve all been sitting on the edge of your seats waiting for this - the premier of “Elijah’s 1st Piano Recital” video clip. I decided to only share his first piece with you. During his second piece, Zeke suddenly realized that he had to use the bathroom (of course!) and kept pulling on my sleeve, so the video is pretty “bumpy” - it might make you a little nauseous. And then during his third piece I decided to try and get some good still-photos instead of video.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. We took the liberty of slowing the last second down for you - we love the look on Elijah’s face, and didn’t want you to miss it!