The Sweetest Thing

My church assignment is to play the piano for primary (the children's group). The chorister that I work with recently had ankle surgery and was out for 2 months, and so I stepped in and filled in her position, as it is easier to find people to play the piano than it is to find people who will lead singing for 7 weeks in a row. Anyway, she is a very vibrant and energetic person who loves being around the kids and always makes them excited to sing. I am by nature a rather shy reserved person, and although I know how to lead music, my last teaching job was with teenagers and they are a different can of beans than kids aged 3-11. Anyway, I took over leading singing time, and had some fun with it, and pulled through the best I could. Today I was back and the piano and glad to be there. At the beginning of the meeting today, one of the 10 year old girls came up and handed me a card. She had written it herself. It said: "You make music very fun, you're the best music teacher, Love, Sydney". Wow! How cool is that? It makes me feel good that I could have an impact on the kids, even if I am not as bubbly and outgoing as their usual music leader. Sydney totally made my day today.

Making My Day

It is amazing to me how my efforts in giving service always end up coming back to me more than I gave out to begin with. I have a friend who recently had surgery and is homebound. I went to visit her today with the intent to help her out, or at least provide a momentary relief from boredom. Amazingly enough, getting out of the house and being able to chat with someone older than my pre-schooler brightened my day immensely. I guess I can only hope that it brightened hers as well.