Music
Memories of Mom
This morning I was up early and went to Mass right away. I went to the church that my parents and I belonged to many years ago. At that time, my mom played the organ for the choir and her friend was the director. My dad sang and I did also for a few years. […]
Musical Reminder
Today I was reminded of a video I took 2 years ago. It was my mom and her friend playing a duet on my mom’s piano. They were both wearing their “Plays Well With Others” t-shirts. I loved listening to them again and seeing my mom enjoying her music. It made me happy. It made […]
Piano Music Box
Today I came across 4 piano music boxes upon a shelf behind the pianos. As I thought about the best place for them, I remembered I was going to have dinner with our favorite caregiver tonight. We have been keeping in touch and it was a good time to get together. She was so good […]
Caring Musician
Today I had lunch with our piano friend and another piano friend who we used to see every couple of months or so. She is younger than my mom and her friend and is still teaching piano. She is also very involved in her church and has been for many years. Part of what she […]
Help Others Love Music
Today I organized a bookcase best I could. I got together all the books about composers and music techniques and found some notes in a calendar that my mom had written regarding her piano students. I remembered how much she loved teaching. And she put all her earnings into her own account to get special […]
Worship in Music
Today at Mass, the offertory hymn got me teary eyed – so much so that I couldn’t sing any more. I tried to remember the hymn, but not surprisingly, I can’t. It was about offering what we have to Christ. The last verse was something to the effect of giving God our final breath after […]
God’s Care
I have been talking with a counselor on a regular basis, which I find is very helpful for me to sort out some of the thoughts on my head. Today I talked about how God has always taken care of me. There have been several times in my life when I have faced difficult challenges […]
Family Fun
I was so grateful for this day. As usual, my Sunday morning started with Mass. I planned on meeting my son and his wife there. I spotted them when I arrived and was surprised to see my other son and fiancee there as well. It was a blessing to pray with them all together and […]
Sunshine Stream
As I was out today, I stopped at the park to take a quick walk. I wasn’t sure how far I would get as the skies looked threatening. But, I managed to make it all the way around which was about a mile. I got back in the car and started it. The radio was […]
Playing Her Piano
Today as I was making my way through estate paperwork, I suddenly got the urge to play the piano. I haven’t actually played in years. I sat down at the piano in front of my mom’s music books. On top was the collection of sacred music. I opened it to Amazing Grace, which was one […]
Still Finding God 