It does not seem like it’s been 5 years, but time does fly when you’re having fun! I told someone the other day that my children may not feel older on their birthday, but I surely do!

Bridget and I tried for over 10 years to have children, so each year on their birthday we are reminded how much a blessing Ansleigh and Bryleigh are to our lives!!!  Many of you were very instrumental in praying and encouraging us during that struggle with infertility… and we are forever grateful.  Please take a moment to look at a few of the pictures from their 5th birthday party!

If you would like to leave Ansleigh and Bryleigh a message or comment below, we will be sure to share it with them.

God Bless,
Tim

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We’re extremely excited to share the brand new music video of “Before The Rain”. You can view it above or watch it on our YouTube channel by clicking here.  The response to our previous videos has been humbling and thrilling.  Please take a moment to watch and share with all of your friends.  The last video that we put out has received nearly 20,000 views and we’d love to see this one exceed even those numbers… and with your help, we can make it happen!      …”I’ll be grateful for the blessings, before the rain comes”!

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I also wanted to be sure to get him a cool gift for this very monumental day… and since we are both huge Duck Dynasty fans I couldn’t think of anything better than a Willie Robertson beard! (I went with the Uncle Si version since it matches my hair better.) Hope this picture puts a smile on your face!

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This weekend God taught us that even the littlest ones in His Kingdom are not without purpose in His grand scheme of things. We were also reminded that we are to do whatever we can for the kingdom, whether it’s a big job or small job, because it’s all important to God!

Sunday morning we were honored to once again lead worship at Munford Baptist Church in Munford, TN. At the conclusion the morning service, we set about our normal routine of “tearing down” the equipment and product table so we could head out for lunch and then home. Shawn went and changed his clothes, cranked the bus so the air bags could fill up and then came back in to start the loading process. A few minutes later Tim went to change and strangely found the bus door was locked! The odd thing was no one was on the bus to have locked it. After several minutes of investigating the situation, Tim realized the air lock on the door had malfunctioned and locked itself! We then realized we had NO WAY of getting on the bus! The windows weren’t an option since all of them were locked from the inside, so we scratched our heads and I whispered a desperate prayer! Without breaking a window, the only possible way into the bus was through the small 12″ x 12″ garbage chute located in the bay beneath the bus. We all looked at each other and snickered, and then Kaela suggested sending one of the twins through the garbage chute! It was a silly idea but it was our only hope! So after some slight persuasion, we finally convinced Ansleigh and Bryleigh to climb up through the small hole. Check out the photos here! Once inside the bus, they were able to open the driver’s window so Tim could reach in and disengage the lock. We were all extremely relieved and thankful to finally get on the bus and Ansleigh and Bryleigh were super excited to have saved the day!

Needless to say, the girls are having an extremely fun time telling everyone how “God made them just the right size on that day to make them fit through the garbage chute”! It’s definitely another memory we will add to our collection of “road stories” but even in the silliness of it all, God has challenged me! I’m reminded of the verse in 1 Timothy 4:12, “Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.” The job they were called to perform Sunday wasn’t glamorous but it was necessary and we were all thankful that they were able and willing to answer “the call” to do what they could for us and for God. So I want to challenge you! No matter your age and no matter your calling, whether it’s taking out the trash or crawling up a garbage chute, be an example to other believers in the way you conduct yourself and do what you do for the glory of God!

Thanks again for your love, support and friendship!  We love and treasure you all!

Because of Him,

Bridget

PS… You can hear the girls’ singing debut on the “Before The Rain” CD as they provide the reprise on “As For Me And My House”!

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We are extremely excited to let you know that the new CD, Before The Rain is now available! As we have already mentioned, we feel like it is the best collection of songs that we have ever put on one single project and we can’t wait for you to hear it. We will be leaving for four days of concerts in Florida on Wednesday night, so if you want to be sure that we get your copy in the mail, please place your order now! All of the pre-orders will be shipped tomorrow (Tuesday, February 19th) so if you have already placed an order, you will be one of the first to hear it! The official release date is still Friday, February 22nd… so that’s when it will be available on iTunes, Amazon and more!

Be grateful for the blessings… before the rain comes!

The Dills

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After several months of hard work, we’re excited to announce that our latest record is complete and set to be released on February 20, 2013! We truly believe that this collection of songs represents our lives and our ministry better than any single project that we’ve ever put together. As we were selecting songs for this project, each one of us was humbled by different songs boasting the same theme: trusting a trustworthy God. So we prayerfully decided to pack this cd, not with just “feel good” songs, but with songs that captured the individual, heartfelt testimonies of our own lives, the trials of our journeys and the personal commitments we’ve made to our Lord, Jesus Christ. Every lyric of these songs honestly articulates the personal ups and downs of our journeys with Christ so much so there were times while recording we were so overwhelmed by the raw truth, we had to stop singing and collect ourselves.

You see, we know something about trusting a trustworthy God. Each one of us in the group can boldly testify about God’s faithful provision in the darkest, driest times of our lives. We can also tell you that trusting in the Lord is a daily, lifelong challenge. We will never “arrive.” Each new crisis calls for recommitment. The good news is that the more we are aware of God’s loving hand working in our lives, the easier it becomes to trust Him.

Our prayer is that this project will be an encouragement to you! When you find yourself in a situation you didn’t “choose”, trust Him because He has a glorious plan for you. (Jeremiah 29:11) When you don’t know which way to go in life, trust Him because He’s led you this far. (Joshua 1:5) When you don’t know what to say to a hurting or lost friend, trust God to give you something to say. (Exodus 4:12) And when your fields seem to be drying up beneath the blazing sun, grab your umbrella and praise Him for His past provisions! (Hebrews 11:1) Be grateful for your past showers of blessings… Before the rain comes again!

Please take a moment to listen to the short clips here and order your copy today. We’d love it if you would leave a comment here to let us know what you think!

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We wanted to take an opportunity to wish each of you a Merry Christmas and we pray you have a wonderful New Year!  Often times you see the videos once they are completed… but this time we wanted to let you see just how difficult it can be to get a simple 20 second video just right!    Hope you enjoy!

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In a world of selfish desires and motives, we often think that God created our hands to be self serving.  But hopefully this song and video will remind us that These Hands were made for so much more!

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I guess that I’ve found a new hobby/passion for putting together music videos. It’s Only The First Time has received nearly 10,000 views in just two weeks, so I guess I’ll keep it up! We have all been guilty to trying to fix the problems of life with our own strength… This powerful song reminds us that in order for us to truly start over we must quit trying to fix them ourselves and give them to God! He is the true answer to all of our problems! I hope that we can all say “I Quit“!

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As we were searching for songs to put on our God Is In Control recording a few years ago, this one really hit home with me.  Although I must admit that we’ve not used it very often in concert because of the controversial impression it may leave.  Let me explain… The lyrics tell us that when we fall back into a previously forgiven sin and then ask God to forgive us again “it’s only the first time” for Him because He’s already forgiven and forgotten it the last time!  This could potentially give the impression that we can continuously live in the same sins and God will just keep forgiving… but let me share my thoughts on this matter.  We must first realize we are ALL sinners and on this side of heaven we will always have a sinful nature.  God did not give us a license to sin, but He did give us a promise about how He would deal with a true repentance of our sin!  For me this song shares the beautiful picture that God’s love and grace is so deep and wide that He will forgive us when we fail!  I’m so thankful that He does not just give us just once chance!  I pray that this video and song will give you hope today!

… for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Jeremiah 31:34

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12

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