Mother, you are not on key!

I love the day when my children express that they hear my off notes. It means that they are not tone deaf, like their father. It was a great delight to hear your critique,this morning. You are learning to discern from a good music teacher and I hope that this discernment will do you good. I hope that you will blow your clarinet for God's glory. I hope that you will be severe on yourself to practice and make music for the glory of God. There is always praise and worship, in heaven. We are always preparing to meet the Lord and to worship Him in the knowledge of His infinite perfection. We won't have a choice to praise. His perfection will draw it out of us. Neither will we have a critical word for the fellow worshippers. We will all be perfectly tuned to sing God's praise. Flat or sharp is now our constant struggle. Where is the note? Where is the song? Those are the questions for time. Repetition seems tedious now, especially in the eighth grade. Why do we have to do the same thing over and over again? Why are we just repeating lessons and trying to get it just right? We are learning and growing and getting tuned to sing God's praise, on key, when we get there. Do you think I'll get on key, in time? :)

We did not forget you!

Everybody has a waiting escapade in our family. Yesterday was yours. My sister Amy would always tell me that these things make a man out of you. I don't know, yet. I was livid. Why can't we go and get my baby, first? I would certainly keep you from being the last one picked up. I am your mother. There are other things that need to be done, sometimes and we are sorry that you had to wait and be a burden to others. When I did that to Emily, she was sitting and crying on the side of the school. Mother, you forgot me. I really think I did forget her {that she had to be picked up after school, instead of taking the bus}. You seemed to take it alot better than she did. But, everybody has had that experience in our family. Cooperation and coordination is not easy, with 8 people in 2 cars and 3 buses. Sometimes somebody gets caught in the squeeze and has to wait longer than usual. I think you took it well. Well, one hour of volunteering down, how many to go? :)