To all of my faithful followers. I have so very much to catch you up on and a lot to share, however...I definitely wanted to share my excitement and of course my PROUD mom emotion upon hearing the following words written about CALEB (the name Caleb and Will Franklin are using for their band name). The following is a forward that I received after the boys opened for Amy Grant in Florida on January 21st. I just had to share a couple of pics with you and let you read what someone is saying about my boys!!!!! Please pray for them as it appears that their career in music has begun! They start the Casting Crowns tour on February 4 and will be doing 40 plus shows with them. Pray God's protection as they begin to steward their story and their experiences well. I believe in them, and I know that they will use their platform to make much of the ONE who saw fit to bless them with their talent. Now as they begin to give to others, may many come to know the Giver of life, and the One who holds my Maria...
Here are the words that were written
Last night Caleb opened for Amy Grant in Orlando, FL. While the band was playing, the radio programmer for Z 88.3 in Orlando, a key reporting station, posted this to a radio program director e-mail forum read by our industry’s key radio professionals
Subject: The future of Christian musicI am sitting here in a church in Orlando FL watching the future of Christian music. CALEB (the band name Caleb & Will Franklin Chapman use for their new group)... is fresh, edgy, modern, cool and all the same powerful.
Their song WAIT is as good (maybe better) than most of the songs on the radio now. Remember the name. CALEB looks like his dad, but is doing his own thing.
~jeff cruz
Thank you Z 88.3!!!
Way to go, Caleb & Will! And their parents for raising such awesome men of God. : ) uggs botasI'll be hoping the tour comes to central OH somewhere close to your parents!! : )
Posted by: UGG Alto | September 20, 2011 at 09:47 PM
I can't wait to hear CALEB tomorrow night here in Tulsa! I know it will be awesome!
Prayers and blessings for you!
Posted by: www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawnLOCmgFahk3WXTv_kt99T8DJa8zYkgxhs | February 04, 2010 at 11:50 AM
Can's wait to see them in Sioux Falls, SD! Woohoo!
Posted by: Lori Hayungs | February 04, 2010 at 10:22 AM
What a huge blessing! I saw one of your boys w/ SCC at Women of Faith in St Paul MN...it was awesome!
Glad I found your blog! I have been a long time fan of your family...I have prayed for you over the years too!
Love,
Kathy
Posted by: Kathy S | February 02, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Hi Mary Beth,
I'm glad to hear that Caleb & Will Franklin are doing so well. I'm sure you & SCC are very proud of them. Of course, they had a good teacher!
Posted by: June Vendetti | February 01, 2010 at 02:40 PM
That is awesome! They are awesome and you are their awesome mom! WAIT is one of my favorite songs by him and I can't WAIT till he comes out with more! :D
Posted by: Hannah | January 30, 2010 at 10:45 AM
So cool! I was really sad today when the tickets sold out for the Casting Crowns tour coming here to Iowa, because I really wanted to go see Caleb! Even more than I wanted to see Casting Crowns! Lol. Praying for them as they start on this new journey!
Posted by: KK | January 28, 2010 at 03:10 PM
just got my ticket to see CALEB, CC, and 10th ave @TRBC. The concert is the day before my birthday nonetheless!
Posted by: Ragan | January 26, 2010 at 05:52 PM
Mary Beth, I will have to chime in on the "PROUD MOM" also. My name is Lisa and I'm Scott's mom (the electric guitar) in the band, CALEB. I would like to thank you and SCC so much for the kindness and hospitality that your family has offered Scott in the weeks leading up to their concert in Orlando. God has been grooming Scott spiritually for a time such as this this his whole life. I'm so thankful that he has been offered an opportunity to make it happen. I pray for a hedge of protection for the boys constantly and will continue to pray for your whole family. Sincerely!!
Posted by: Lisa Mills | January 26, 2010 at 08:49 AM
I am the mother of one of the climbers on
Mt Hood that stepped into heaven in December 2009. I am trying to walk this difficult path and would love to connect with another mother who has lost a child, esp. an adult one. Some days I cannot see thru the tears to put one foot in front of another. These days I just hold the Lord's hand tight and move forward.
Posted by: LaDonna Vietti | January 25, 2010 at 02:49 PM
Congratulations on raising such amazing boys. I look forward to watching them change our world with their testimonies and music.
Posted by: Shannon | January 24, 2010 at 08:54 AM
How exciting! Praying for them.
Posted by: Shelly Mattingly | January 24, 2010 at 01:46 AM
That is AWESOME, what a great experience for them, your family and others....My family and I will be prayig for them as they perform with Casting Crowns..lol
Posted by: Michelle | January 23, 2010 at 11:59 PM
Amazing! They certainly are great examples for young people today. I'm a public school teacher, and young people who live in today's world need to be able to connect to the music they love with the message that should be embraced and worshipped to; without this offering from Christian artists and bands like your boys', young people are forced to listen to the music they love and the horrific words that come along with them. As a mother, it is a great joy for me to see such big smiles on your boys' faces, especially Will Franklin's; I have said many prayers for him, as I know many others have as well, and I praise God that he is on the other side of the valley. Glory to God!
Many prayers for your boys as they embark on this "great adventure",
Michele
Posted by: Michele Kelly | January 23, 2010 at 10:22 PM
What a legacy! Congratulations mom and dad, and Boys!
Posted by: MamaPoRuski | January 23, 2010 at 09:38 PM
:):):)
SOOOOOOOOO Glad. Couldn't happen to 2 greater guys!
Posted by: Chrystal | January 23, 2010 at 08:07 PM
Praise God...will continue to pray for them--and hope they stop in the DC area. :) In the meantime, I'm praying that the Lord is meeting you in the book-writing process.
Blessings to you,
Nadia
Posted by: Nadia | January 23, 2010 at 05:43 PM
Chapmans ROCK.....!!!
Posted by: Scott Chapman | January 23, 2010 at 04:56 PM
how sweet is this; praying on for them. greatly moved by the written words about CALEB-amazed at how we can SEE Him in
these moments! Yippppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Posted by: Christine Gordon and Family | January 23, 2010 at 03:57 PM
We saw the "boys" perform with their dad at Northland in 2009 and have continued to follow them. As new Christians back in the day we also only listened to their "dad" and still love him the most LOL. Keep up the great music all you Chapmans....
Posted by: Lori | January 23, 2010 at 02:07 PM
I really like their music! I didn't get to go to the show, but many of us here in Orlando love the Z!!
Posted by: Bethany | January 23, 2010 at 01:03 PM
So happy for all of you. God is doing such awesome thing through your family. Cannot wait to hear more about this tour. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: julie in CA | January 23, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Yay for CALEB! I haven't had the previlage to hear them yet, but I will!
Seems weird, since all my husband and I have listened to was "Dad", still do! But so EXCITED for the next generation!
Congrats to all of you!
Good job Mom and Dad!
Posted by: Kim | January 23, 2010 at 11:55 AM
That is so wonderful! It's neat to see how God is involving them
in his plan to reach the world with his love. :-) As proverbs says "Train up a child in the way he should go ( according to his natural bent) and when he his old he will not turn from it." You have had a major part in their training and in encouraging their passions and dreams and love for God! I think this proud mom moment is a testimony to that and I am looking forward to hearing about many more to come. :-)
Posted by: Gracefulstreams | January 23, 2010 at 11:41 AM
Fantastic!
Posted by: Jaymie | January 23, 2010 at 11:27 AM