Popcorn's Partner~When Cary Sings

This is Mr. Popcorn, a.k.a. , Cary. One of his gifts, and it's a mighty one, is the gift of song. This man can sing. His voice has a quality of indescribable sincerity that seems to rise from somewhere inside of him that he rarely taps into, until he sings. His everyday life is very full. He is the IT guy for a firm that employs many engineers and his job is demanding. He is the father of three and his relationship with all three of them is first-hand, hands-on, right there. Every minute they know he's a text, a call, an e- mail, a laugh, or a cry away. He teaches adult Sunday School, leads music on Sunday nights, attends men's Bible Study Thursday's in the early a.m. At lunch each and every day he is in our neighborhood running his mileage, you've probably seen him. It's like clockwork. He's a disciplined machine. He has a side computer consultation gig going, he feeds the homeless once a month at Loaves and Fishes, he keeps our cars going, our grass mowed, our bills paid, our trash out, light bulbs changed, Christmas lights up then down, trees pruned, beds mulched, all the while pampering me with a lifestyle with ample time to blog... Get the picture? He doesn't have the time to stand around and let his soul hang out. Until he sings. Then all of the soul that rides around in him when he's living his busy life, emerges. His character, his faith, his honesty, his vulnerability, his love for Christ, his kindness, his joy, and his peace, they are all exposed. It translates into a glorious sound. If you've heard him, you know exactly what I mean. It just doesn't get any better. That picture is Cary recording a song for his first CD project. He's working hard with our friends Seth and Tan to get it finished up soon. I'll give you a big heads up when that happens.