I have been swamped with music lately and I love it! Trying, but so rewarding.
The end of October I organized "Women at the Well" for our relief society. It was so amazing. We have such great talent in our ward and sisters who stepped out of their comfort zones to help present this amazing production. It went so well. The spirit was so strong! I could barely sing.
Then they had a stake fine arts festival and I had to get some people to participate. I thought I had found enough, four. But no, they asked me and Rachel Gurnsey to sing our song that we had sung for "Women at the Well" called "If Thou Had Been There" The night was amazing we have such talent in Great Falls!
Then Bring on the Christmas season. We are practicing for the Christmas day program for our ward. I am the choir director, and seriously three years ago when I started I thought this call was truly a call of desperation, not inspiration. I had no clue. I still don't have much of a clue, but in the process of trying I have learned so much, and mostly what I have learned is that when you accept a call, even if you feel completely inadequate, if you try, the Lord makes up for your inadequacies, and blesses you and those who chose to help you. The difficult thing about choir director is that you are totally at the mercy of those who will give of their time to come and help you. Without them you have no calling. But each Christmas we have been able to pull off amazing programs. Here's hoping this year is thought provocing and spiritual as well.
Aside from the Christmas sacrament, we had a relief society Christmas party and I had to learn a new song for that I also had to get some music together for the ward Christmas Party. It was our Primary Sacrament meeting program and all the kids had to learn a song. Then the little boys (Caleb and Max) were asked to sing at Stake Conference and I was asked to sing the song I sang with Rachel for the saturday evening session of Stake conference.
Like I said, SING! SING! SING!
I love Christmas! I love the music at Christmas. I love the feelings of peace and Hope the music instills. One year I didn't sing in a choir at Christmas time, and I totally felt like that Christmas was missing so much. I vowed never to miss out on that again....but this year more than makes up for my missing one year...I think!
1 comment:
I totally agree that when the Lord Calls, the Lord qualifies. I have certainly felt that in this call... He has stepped right in and carried me in my inadequacies. I remember when you got that call you really felt that it was a call of desperation. Remember when they called you to do that in the 1st Ward in Preston and how you felt so under-qualified. Just prepared you for bigger and better.
Love you and your willingness to serve!
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