Yet another Wednesday of piano lessons, and I still can’t get over how much I love teaching. For most of my life, people have been telling me I should be a teacher. I always begged to differ. I knew from a very young age that I wasn’t meant to daily instruct and wrangle a large group of […]
The One with the “Normal” Sunday
Yesterday was a “normal” Sunday–the first in many weeks. It felt good, it felt right, it felt…well…normal. At the church at 7:45am for worship team rehearsal, making last minute changes to the set. It was the earliest I think I’ve ever been at church, but it worked. Right after practice, it was scurrying here and […]
The One Where She Fell In a Hole, Et Cetera
Top Ten things I’m pondering on this beautiful late summer morning… 1) Where in the world did my lovely red 1 tsp and 1 Tbsp measuring spoons disappear to months ago??! It is a mystery. I thought for sure I’d find them in the move. But no. They are MIA forever. Lucky for me, I have […]
The One the Night of Worship
Sunday evening was an incredible time of worship and prayer hosted by the youth group. We invited all of the adults in the church to attend this unique event with us, and we were blessed by their participation. This Night of Worship was a dream of mine. To spend an hour or more with a […]
The One with the Top Ten Tuesday
1. Yesterday, I baked chocolate chip cookies for Tammy–the winner of my giveaway from a few weeks ago. Yes, I realize that it’s long overdue. I remembered last week that I had totally neglected this prize but Tammy was so gracious. 2. I may have eaten WAY too many of said chocolate chip cookies. In […]
The One with the Lifelong Piano Student
Since I finally started teaching piano lessons again this fall, I have been reminiscing about my own history of piano. Maybe this is in an effort to recall lessons I learned for the sake of keeping ahead of my students. Or maybe it’s just because this grand and glorious instrument has always had a place in my […]