Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Seeing Things Through

Twenty-nine weekly lessons. About 4,350 practise minutes. Songs. Weight on bow. Bow hold. Scales. Positions. Rosin. Bow hold! Pizzicato. Open Strings. Bow Hold!!!



Initiation into orchestral playing. Joy in experiencing your part beautified by the contribution of other parts.



Two inspiring and world class concerts. The bold, emotional playing of Shauna Rolston; the passionate, gracious and expert playing of Colin Car.



Six weeks of interval training from run one minute, walk 2 minutes to run 10 minutes, walk one. Sun. Rain. Clouds. Humidity. Cramps. Sore shins. Chocolate milk. Gum. Feeling like the wind. Crying into the wind. Modifying training. Defying it.



Anticipating. Planning. Practising. Physical training and mental training.



Reaching goals in the Super Run together. Learning from the ups and downs. Celebrating the culmination of an event.






A lifetime of loving, praying, confessing, sacrifice, fear and growing. Of tears, pain and risk. Overwhelming joy and hope. Of trust in a loving God.



Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6