Jewells of Thought

What would your life be without music?

Considering the fact that I heard my Dad singing and my Mom playing piano for 9 months; yeah it would be much different. Those facts have made my talent of music my Church ministry since I was very small. I found the choir loft to be my home within the church at Faith Christian Church and still do a lifetime later.

There have been times when I have glimpsed my life as simply a worker first finding myself coming and not able to enjoy music. I am off spiritually, physically and emotionally when that happens. Working at Wal-Mart, and Dialysis I felt that way at different times fortunately when I did notice this lack of myself I was then able to rectify it slowly back to where I should be.

Music came from God and as I said I feel more connected to my Lord through choir especially, but also playing piano or the clarinet when I am practiced up on it. Thankfully, my carpal tunnel releases and these wrist surgeries have not sabotaged by abilities to play. This was my worry when my first surgery came up to bat. I will never forget the night before playing every favorite song of mine challenging or not to show myself I can do it before and that I was limber enough for it to come back to me after the surgery process.

Within days of that first surgery I used my left hand and played a bit. I was so happy to be able to do that I think I was near to tears. Even before that the Lord allowed me to sing my Papaw Freddy’s favorite song one week after his death. I had wanted to sing at his funeral but was still sick as a dog. My cold cleared up enough for me to sing and once that last note was held I remember hearing tears among the congregation. Then when I gave up that last note my tears began. The Lord gave me the countenance I needed to get through that song for Papaw.

Music… is one of my purposes even when I am not perfectly performing. God has reasons for our imperfections. Plus usually it’s only us who hear our bumbles.