My name is Tara Branstetter. I have dreamt my whole life just like anyone else; my dream just may look a little different than yours. However, when I dream I see it as more than a desire of my heart that is unreachable, I see it as a desire placed in my heart by God that can be achieved in and through Him alone, for He is my only source of strength and power. I have been waiting for the time such as this since I was a little girl; the time in my life where I would finally come to the understanding that music to me is nothing unless it brings praise and glory to Him who is more than deserving of it. The time where everything else is meaningless to me unless I am in a heart and spirit of worship, where words are empty unless it consistently calls out His beauty, worthiness, grace, etc. It would all be meaningless, a chasing after the wind (Eccl. 1:14).

This is my beginning.

There were so many times and experiences where I was begging and pleading to God, “Can it be time now? Why am I not going anywhere? I just want to be able to share my gift with the world!” But I was unaware at how He was molding me and taking things and people in and out of my life to prepare me for this moment. My heart was not yet ready. I needed humbling. I needed perspective. I needed to decrease so that He may increase (John 3:30). I needed Him to take over my life.

This is my beginning.

I can honestly say I have no idea what God has in store for Blink Twice or what steps are ahead at this point, but what I do know is that He is my provision, He is my guide, He is my strength, and my comforter, and that if I have a willing heart to go wherever He wants me to go and wherever He leads me, that He will sustain me and will see it through and work everything out for the good of His Kingdom (Rom. 8:28).

This is my beginning.

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song (Psalm 95:1-2).

Yours Truly,

Tara Branstetter