A quick explanation: this was written to go out about a week after heroes camp, but it had to be shelved for awhile aka over five months later (waiting for a picture that never came the picture above is not it). But the lessons are still there and I guess it all happens on God's time really.
For the Past three years I have done some kind of Heroes Camp review. But this year is a little different. Some how this year I felt more apart of VBS (Vacation Bible School) than ever! It was a great feeling it might have to deal with being 20 years old, or maybe the way I approached it, or just knowing more adult people in the church that I respect and that I have their respect. To look back the first year I can say I learned a lot about playing with other musicians and I figured out how to write out capoed chords, but other than that I was very detached because of football practice, there were some days I couldn't be there, when I was there I had to have to guitars electric and acoustic (outsides and inside, really it was only because i just had got my new epiphone Les Paul and wanted to try it out. Another reason was that I just thought that could work, it didn't because I had to go get my electric every time we went to the church after a long day outside. I learned quite a bit about the Heroes and how the whole thing worked but still we were told when we had to play, what we had to do, and that just has to deal with the person in charge. But any way it was fun but I wasn't sure if I would keep doing heroes camp just because I felt awkward some times during the week, I felt like Some of the other people helping with music that are apart of our church band didn't really see the point in me being there. The next year it was just Our music director Matt Andreski, Kay Metzler, and Myself. The songs were so much easier and more fun to play I felt more connected because I had to miss one day, instead of 2 or 3. I felt Matt and I were on the same wavelength and understood what we were bringing to the table. fast forward year later.....
This year the Heroes were Abraham, Zacchaeus, Moses, Mary and of course our hero of heroes Jesus. We had new leadership in Tara Synder, and she did amazing! The Music was quite easy but the highlight of the week had nothing to do with music. It deals with a one and half year old named Grayson, He is the Child of Jennifer Hudas, she teaches in Green and was helping in snack. She couldn't watch Grayson and help with snack mostly because the time didn't allow for it. They were suppose to have babysitting like they have had in the past, I guess no body volunteered to do it. She had a few different people watch him at first. Then I was in the PAC (Parish Activity Center), because we weren't doing music and it just seemed like a good idea to stay and help with some thing. So i went to snack, and saw that some help was needed down stairs, first I helped Tammy Boyea wash celery and then she cut it. then I was just talking to a teen Sarah Schlosser and her friend; whose name I do not remember and an older lady, that now I forget her name. I saw that a teen Sarah was trying to look after this little guy, his mom had to leave and help with snack, Grayson got out of her arms and chased after his mom, and ran into a door and bounced off of it practically. No blood that was a good thing. I sat down in the main room of the PAC and he started handing me teddy grams. I picked him up and set him on my lap and he seem to respond well to me, I continued talking to Sarah and her friend (again I don't remember her name). We went up to the snack area and his mom asked me if I could babysit during Heroes Camp the rest of the week. He wasn't there Tuesday, and Wednesday on account of how divorce works :(. But Thursday I didn't know how it was going to work, was he going to sit still, was he going to listen, or would he be all over the place. It worked out amazingly, he loves music and just sat there and listen watched my hands move the strings bend and put his hands on the guitar. This might be daunting to some people but for me it was really cool! I made some great memories and got to know some teens really well, I also got to learn the easy parts of Fatherhood, the holding and saying no, making a child smile. The thing that got me most is how close I got Gracen, over three days. He grew on me He has two older siblings that also were very cool Gabe, and Gianna. When Jen thanked me, I told her it was my pleasure and an honor (It really was).
It was a great week were the music didn't seem to matter as much that is all a blur to me really. Besides Red group breaking out in song when they weren't suppose to do music on Thursday, because of taking the group picture. They all got tickets for that. I learned some things I didn't know this week, I got to talk to some teens. I got pretty good at Core to teen ministry with people I didn't know. This past week was awesome! Praise Jesus for People stepping up to lead Heroes camp and be great examples!
So I guess what I learned in VBS was about Life and how to hold a young toddler, how to talk to kids, which yes is some thing I have forgotten over my teenage years, and a very short preview of parenthood!
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Fast foreward about a month later at Funfest. I had seen Jen, and her kids along with meeting her Parents. Of course that means I saw Gracen, and it was wonderful...he was still cute and all. Then it hit me, I need to write a song. A song for Grayson. Now, up until that point I thought I was done writing songs for people who I had met, and love songs (though I love them I have written at least 50 in three years). I was happpy with just writing worship for awhile...even that was getting manganese But after I learned a bit more about the situation, and such it occurred to me that this song had to be written. I can't give anything no money, I can't fix things, I can't do much....I can love, and that was enough for a few weeks. In the long run I might not see him more than for a week once a year, and sporadic Sundays though out the year. I am a song writer and a person all I have is wisdom passed down from my father and his before him. Since Gracen's dad isn't willing to give him his wisdom I will give him mine.
Here are the lyrics:
Grayson's Song
Little Guy
I know your young but you already know this world is right and life ain't easy
I am 20 years old and I still don't have all the anwsers
All I got is some wisdom pass down to me I pass it to you
All ways better yourself don't take a step back
Hold your ground don't give up give some thing back
If you fail pray, and get back up God will provide he will provide
Be a simple man don't cheat on anything, love your Wife, and your God
Try work, hard, and do the best your can
When your my age you won't remember all that you gone though before you were 2
Remember God's always there and he is taking care of you
All ways better yourself don't take a step back
Hold your ground don't give up give some thing back
If you fail pray, and get back up God will provide he will provide
Be a simple man don't cheat on anything, love your Wife, and your God
Try work, hard, and do the best your can
Bridge
Grayson this is all I can give to you
All I have these words of wisdom
Pass down to me, I pass them to you
All ways better yourself don't take a step back
Hold your ground don't give up give some thing back
If you fail pray, and get back up God will provide he will provide
Be a simple man don't cheat on anything, love your Wife, and your God
Try work, hard, and do the best your can
ad lib end
ex:
(Your mom she loves you I can't speak for your dad,
I know that you are young but....)
~Bobby
