Life is like music!!

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My music life is starting to get busy again!! Was there really time off? There was but it really flew by!! Choir starts Saturday morning-have plenty to do to  get ready-music & folders, robe lists to organize, music to learn. My lessons will start again in a few weeks so I have that music to work on too!! As I have done more inner reflecting this summer I have realized that life is a lot like my music schedule. How is that you say? There are up times & down times, quiet times & busy times. There are days when I just relax at home, others days that I see a lot of my friends-both human & musical!! Sunday I drove to Mears & saw some very beautiful scenery!!! My first thought was,"Thank you Lord for making this world so beautiful!!! Second thought was to sing the doxology,"Praise God from whom all blessings flow"!! Then there was the swim in Lake Michigan. The waves were high, the sun was shining plus the time spent with special friends-reminded me of the most grandiose music I have ever heard-Beethoven's symphonies!! The melodies & harmonies going up & down & intertwining with each other  & of course the glorious finale!! One such finale gave us the beautiful melody for our  hymn, "Joyful, Joyful." We sang that very song that morning in our worship service  &the message was on being joyful!!! Praise God that life is like music!!

The Good, the Bad & .......

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Well, it has been a long time!!! So sorry! So much has been going on but I'll concentrate on the last few days!! I am finally back to playing the piano. Have started preparing for choir season. Have met with new choir director & things are going very well! I love the music she has picked out & now I have something to work  toward. Here's  a picture of our choir-HAHA!!  I am also looking forward to starting me piano lessons again. I have really missed having that music focus this summer!

The music at church this weekend was amazing. I think I experience a little piece of heaven every time I play during a service. Whether it is at the piano, the keyboard or the organ it is always the best place to sit during the music portion of the service. Yesterday we had an amazing speaker that so energized the congregation that their singing was truly a piece of heaven.

Have also been struggling with some personal issues.  When I am playing or practicing all my problems seem to disappear. Their is no money issues, no pain, no family worries. All there is pure music. THAT truly is a piece of heaven. So-now I am poing to practice!!