gift of music

sometimes i have silly thoughts. one of my most recent ones was the thought that i may have forgotten how to play the piano since i haven't done it in a while. although i didn't really think that was true, i still wanted to reassure myself that i still possessed the ability to make music with my fingers.

as i sat down at the piano, i was blessed by the gift of music. not only the sounds themselves, but the reminder it was of all the blessing i receive from God's gift of music to us.

and if you were wondering, i did remember how to play the piano. when i emerged from the practice room, quite convinced of this fact, a girl was sitting there, clutching her oboe. i think she was waiting for her lesson. she just looked up at me and almost half whispered, "you are so good." to which i replied, "ummm...thanks." i'm not trying to brag by any means (because i did make plenty of mistakes) but it was nice to have someone else confirm that i can play the piano still. =)