Hey there,  i'm not sure where you are as you read this, or how you're feeling. But i'll tell you that i'm sitting in a Coffee Shop in Akron Oh.  We're playing at a venue called Musica tonight. It's been raining all day, and that sure doesn't help the way we're all feeling. I personally am missing My Wife and Son so much it's unreal. I know i've only got 4 more days before i'm home, but dang... it feels like the past 2 weeks has crawled by. This has been one of those tours that puts you to the test, and makes you truly evaluate why it is that we choose to leave our families for weeks at a time. Some shows have been ok, one show was incredible, and a few of the shows have been, well....you know?  But i have to tell you that right now, as i sit here alone in the corner, that i know this is what GOD has me doing. I'm supposed to use music as a tool to tell the world that Jesus is real, and that he LOVES people. Annoying people, tired people, lonely people, rich, poor, ignorant, whatever. He Loves Us. And he gives us LIFE!   Yes, i miss my family, yes, some shows are hard, yes, i'm a little freaked out by the flu stuff, and yes, i've been thinking alot about the fact that i'm moving the day i get home from tour.  But i have a wife that believes in what i'm doing, and i have a son that tells me he loves me and misses me over the phone when i'm 1,000 miles away. And yes, it's hard to sing the ABC's over and over on the phone and not feel a little bit strange. But hey... if i'm gonna be here (Akron Ohio), and my family is gonna be in Iowa. I'm gonna let my wife know i Love Her and Miss Her, and I'm gonna sing the ABC's  20 times a night over the phone.  Keep us in your prayers over the next few months, as we write and hopefully record our new record. Pray that God protects us, and that he provides everything needed to make this happen. And pray for our families while we're away. I believe God has used Spoken over the last 13 plus years, and I believe he will continue to use us for the rest of our lives. I'm not saying Spoken will be a band forever, but i'm saying that I want my life to reflect Jesus. In a band or not, at a job or not, at school or not. If you have a relationship with God. Let it be seen. Because you're being watched by the world. And the world needs to see Jesus. I Love You ALL. If i've ever had the chance to meet you or not.  I Appreciate you.    Matt