Thank you for your time, patience and understanding. This was a lot of work and it ended up being much more than we anticipated. In the middle of the process, we have tried to keep our business afloat, keep our employees on the payroll, we've seen family members come down with Coronavirus and we've walked dear friends and family members to the grave. Thank you again to Kevin McChesney, Neesa Hart and the Lanier family for their support in helping bring this project together. Merry Christmas and we wish you our hope for a Happier New Year for you all.
In this time of isolation and fear — the unifying power of handbells rings true. We chose Kevin McChesney’s Now the Green Blade Riseth for this project because it is a beloved piece of handbell literature, and because of its imagery of hope and unity. While one single blade of grass may fail to grab your attention—thousands of individual blades of grass create one meadow. Grass, brown, and apparently lifeless from lack of rain, snow cover, or other harsh conditions, will grow again when the conditions change. Grass teaches us that hope does not fail and patience provides all the strength we need.