The following is the 4th in a series of posts leading up to the Pre-Order date of our new Christmas album!

(4/7) 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 🥰🎹🦆💜

In the early morning hours of August 2nd, I drove to Newville so Frances and I could load up her van and hightail it out of PA 🚗💨 We would spend the entire day driving with the next day, August 3, slated for working on reeds and a photo shoot with Erick Anderson for the album artwork.

The shoot was, while awkward at first, lots of fun and (for whatever reason) lots of Dave Matthew’s Band pumping through the speakers 😅

I’ve been giving a themes to each of these posts, but the last 4 are the ones that have truly resonated with me throughout the past 10 months. The first is…

𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕.

There is no way either of us could have embarked on this journey without it. From the support we’ve received from our husbands and families, Cheryl & Steve Kennedy, Tracy Benner Mertes, all the “Christmas in July” audiences, Ed Kee, Phillip, Kent and from all of YOU who have blessed us with words of encouragement.

The days in Nashville were exhausting but they were beautifully highlighted with excellent surprises. One was a visit from Ed Kee who is one of Frances’s incredibly helpful Nashville cohorts who conducted the Portraits of White concerts for many years. Another highlight was coming back from a long recording day to flowers sent to the AirBnb from Ken and the kids 💐 Uplifting us every day were the animals at White Oak Farm. We made friends with 4 horses🐴 , 2 dogs 🐶 , 2 cats 🐈‍⬛ and several chickens! 🐓 Nothing beats coming home to hug a big fluffy dog when you’re missing your own 🥺 or walking in a pasture to pet a beautiful horse.

We couldn’t have done it without all of you cheering us on and for that, we are eternally grateful.

{image is of flowers from Ken & kids to Kirstin & Frances}