Amateur Astronauts

05/22/2022

REFUGE: Seeking Solace Amidst Chaos, Andrew Deur’s Senior Recital is now posted on our YouTube! Check it out, share it and show Drew some love for this fantastic production!

06/08/2021

Check out our latest project with Collegiate.Church.

"Water & Seeds" written by Mike Tiesenga

Take some time to dream with us!

04/30/2021

Check out the recital video from our “For Max” story:

Western Michigan University Jazz Drummer Andrew Deur's Junior RecitalPerformed on March 14, 2021 at Dalton CenterFeaturing the Music of Max Roach, Edgar Samp...

04/30/2021

Andrew Deur’s Junior Recital “For Max” highlighting the music and legacy of Max Roach is now up on our YouTube channel. (Link in IG bio)

04/30/2021

“For Max” The Recital is uploading...

04/25/2021

May you have the grace to see the next clear step before you with the courage to take it and the wisdom to know how.

“Trust in the LORD with all you heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all you ways acknowledge him and he will make your path straight.” - Proverbs 3:5-6

04/23/2021

When you’re in the middle of the story...again.

Sometimes you’re out of gas. Sometimes you’re in the valley between to peaks.
Sometimes you set your camera up off center and you’re just not entirely sure what to say.
It’s good to notice these place too.
It’s good to stop.
It’s good to pause.
It’s good to rest.
It’s good to breathe.
The journey will continue.
New beginnings and endings are coming.
Embrace the middles.
Embrace limits.

There’s enough grace.
Sometimes it’s just a Thursday and doing the day is enough.

There’s enough grace.

It’s all part of the story.

There’s enough grace.

Psalm 23 “The Lord is my Shepherd I have all I need. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiets waters. He restores my soul.”

04/21/2021

Telling some of my (Mike Tiesenga) own stories along the way...

Day 1 of a 30-day storytelling challenge. The challenge: consider and write down each day what is one "story-worthy" part of your day. I (Mike) am taking it ...

04/16/2021

We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Drew as he shared with us the influence Max Roach had on his life and music. Check it out for yourself:

Jazz drummer and Western Michigan University student, Drew Deur, shares insight, appreciation, and stories about his inspiration for his Junior Recital: Max ...

04/14/2021

Coming Friday

04/09/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd_tA8qXdp8&ab_channel=AmateurAstronauts

Tell of your wondersMusic: "Revelation" by WYLD

02/05/2021

Your story matters.

It’s true.

Every bit of it. Every bit of you.
Your joys and your struggles.
Your success and your failures.
Your hopes and your fears.
The beauty and the broken.
The triumphant and the tragic.
The well known pieces and the secret.
The recurring characters and the cameos.
The quiet and the frenzied.
The light and the dark.
The origins.
The coming of age.
The middles. Oh, the middles.
It all matters.

You matter.

Your story matters.

May you find the grace to receive the story you find yourself in as you are.