The Music Is Free — A Word About Supporting It

I've been struggling with something lately, and I thought perhaps the best way to deal with it would be to simply tell you about it.

There's a button on this website labeled "Support the Music."

I've had a difficult time deciding where to put it. Part of me wants people to see it. Another part of me wants to hide it.

That's because I've never been particularly comfortable asking people for money.

Music has been part of my life since I was four years old. I believe it's a gift God gave me, and I've spent much of my life trying to understand what to do with that gift.

There have been seasons when music brought me tremendous joy, and others when it was buried beneath things I didn't know how to deal with. But somehow, the music never died.

And now, at this stage of my life, I'm writing, recording, and sharing more music than I ever imagined possible.

I want people to hear it.

I want someone who's hurting to find a song that understands. I want someone who's searching to discover something that helps them along the way. And I want people to know that they're welcome here, whether they ever contribute a penny or not.

The music is free. That's important to me.

But there's another reality.

Making music costs money.

The recording tools, software, and website that allow me to create and share this music cost approximately $1,550 a year. That's not an enormous amount in the grand scheme of things, but it's a meaningful expense for me.

I'd be grateful if the music could eventually help pay for the tools needed to make it.

There. I've said it.

And I suppose that's what I've been wrestling with. I don't want to commercialize something that means so much to me. But I also don't want pride, embarrassment, or discomfort with receiving help to prevent someone from offering it.

So here's where I've landed.

If you've enjoyed the music, found encouragement in a song, or simply believe this is something worth continuing, you're welcome to help support it.

And if you don't, that's perfectly fine too.

You don't owe me anything.

I'm grateful that you're here, that you're listening, and that these songs have found their way beyond the walls of my little studio.

After all, that's why I made them.

Thank you for listening.

Gary