Video Interview WHOTV – Jefferson Concert
Posted By ryan on February 6, 2012
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Jefferson Benefit show – success!!!
Posted By ryan on February 6, 2012
Thanks to everyone who participated, hosted and otherwise helped with the Jefferson Benefit concert. I was very humbled and honored to be a part of it. Praise God!
1. They raised over $150 in donations alone!
2. Desi Thompson joined me and TORE IT UP!
3. I was interviewed by Channel 15 (LINK: http://search.whotv.com/default.aspx?ct=r&q=Jefferson+Benefit)
4. We recorded the whole thing!!! I will be sifting through the tracks in hopes we can do a LIVE album!
JSHS Benefit Concert – Feb 5th 2012
Posted By ryan on February 3, 2012
http://www.facebook.com/events/139234339527308/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BENEFIT CONCERT
for the Jefferson IA fire victims and families
Ryan Sheeler with special guest Desi Thompson
Jefferson-Scranton High School
101 Ram Drive, Jefferson IA
Sunday, Feb 5th 2012, 2PM – 5PM
A Freewill offer will be taken – ALL PROCEEDS go to the families
Contacts:
Ryan Sheeler
Phone: 515-460-0192
Email: ryan@ryansheeler.com
Ruth Broman, JSHS Guidance Counselor
Phone: 515-386-2188
Email: RBroman@jefferson-scranton.k12.ia.us
Van Halen 2012 Tour – announced 12/26/11
Posted By ryan on December 26, 2011
Way cool. I feel like I’m a teenager all over again! 
http://www.van-halen.com/
Christmas 2011 message
Posted By ryan on December 23, 2011
Wow! Christmas 2011 is here – it seems like the years go by faster and faster!
This year is the first that I can remember where I really felt my age i.e. older and sorer. For the first time I’ve noticed that I don’t have the energy that I used to have; and my shoulder, back and legs are sorer and stiffer than ever before. In my teens and 20s I used to play gigs on Saturday nights until well past midnight, and get up at 6:30AM to get ready for church the next day with no ill effect. Not any more! It takes me an average of 2 -3 days to recover any more. And if I help someone move furniture..forget about it! I recently helped some dear friends move, and I paid for it in pain for days!
I’ve also noticed my parents and grandparents getting older – and that seems both strange and disconcerting. The people who you grew up with , picturing them as the image of strength and longevity, slowing growing older and less healthy before your very eyes…that’s unsettling. It’s tough when the only time you get to see your family is for weddings or funerals; and there seem to be more of the latter as the years go by. Time marches on…
As I think about the year that was and Christmas 2011 – I am more thankful that I before…but at the same time I realize how much more thankful I *could* be. I still haven’t recovered from the 2009 job loss, but I am making a go of it. God has been very good to me in some very cool and unexpected ways in 2011. On the other hand I think about how tonight in this very city where I live, there are homeless people, people who are alone – alcoholics, shut-ins, elderly, the poor, the sick. Putting that into perspective means I have absolutely nothing to complain about.
As an often-stumbling Christian I confess that I am a LONG WAY from having it all figured out! It’s an amazing thing to ponder that God in order to bring us closer to Him, surrendered of Himself, and sent His Son into human form, in order to sacrifice and pay for our debt – that we were hopelessly lost and guilty of sin.
God as man — born a baby; sacrifice made perfect, once and for all times. What a strange way to save the world.
Be blessed; I’m praying for you all, even though I may not know all your names. I hope you get some time to slow down and spend time with family and friends. May you know love and peace in your hearts. Most of all, I hope that you might see God and draw near to each Him this Christmas season.
Merry Christmas, Ryan
Iowa Unsigned on KCCQ – Dec 2011
Posted By ryan on December 19, 2011
had an AWESOME time on “Iowa Unsigned” with Benny Black, Madison Ray, and Sean Huston last night!! We got to trade stories, share songs, and jam for 2 hours last night. To end the night Madison and I jammed a little “Billie Jean” for your listening enjoyment! #wayfun!
My parts are at 17:15 of Part 1 & 22:26 of Part 2. You can listen in here:
Jefferson IA house fire
Posted By ryan on December 6, 2011
This semester I teach a guitar class at Jefferson-Scranton High School. On the morning news before I left to drive there from Ames. I heard this on the news. While I was teaching the principal came on PA with this announcement. Prayers go out to all involved.
http://www.kcci.com/news/29931409/detail.html
Anything and Everything – #1 at Songvault.fm Country Finals!
Posted By ryan on November 23, 2011
“Anything and Everything” (from Light in the Rain, 2009) is #1 in the Country Songvault.fm Finals. With your help we can push it over the top into the permanent playlist!
Thanksgiving Post – 2011
Posted By ryan on November 23, 2011
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thess 5: 16-18 NASB)
“We ought to give thanks for all fortune: it is is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country” (CS Lewis)
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Dear friends,
2011 has been quite the year. We’ve seen lots of strife, natural disasters, moral conflict, and other issues. Our country is actually worse off than its been in generations. Personally, it has been a decent year for me. I feel like I’m a long way towards recovering from a disastrous 2009 and fully putting that in the rear view mirror.
So what does it mean to give thanks in times like these. I think for me, it’s a matter of consciously setting aside things like greed, pride, and fear (i.e. the things that hinder us most in life), and realizing that the simplest things in life are the biggest gifts. And also, that things may seem bad at the time, but if you have faith in the right things (God), it will always work out for the best.
In 2011, I’ve seen God personally heal lives, mend broken hearts, and heal sickness in people. He’s currently doing surgery on my heart also, and for that I give thanks. Give thanks – you are blessed…more than you know. I’m praying for you.
Blessings, Ryan