Music

By: Cathy Garrott
Music has always been a part of my life. My earliest memories of family gatherings include everyone gathering to sing together at some point before we headed home. We would beg my Dad’s oldest sister to play “just one more” song before we had to go. She played in what we now call “Southern Gospel” style, hitting every key on the keyboard as she blended the notes together in mesmerizing beauty. My Mom’s oldest sister played the piano for her church … stately, high church music … which instilled in me a love for more classical types of music as well. I loved hearing high school bands, as well as professional orchestras, blending their instruments together to make the music come alive as they played.

To me, music has always meant “family.” We could quickly put aside any disagreements and find unity in making a melody from our differences (soprano, alto, tenor, bass, etc.) … ending our visits on a very happy note.  🙂 God has used this lesson from music to help me see that in life there are many different parts, but if put together in the right way we can, indeed, make beautiful music together. Now I am a member of the PD family … and I’m finding out how one person’s experience can help someone else get through another trial, another day, another valley. As we share what we learn from our own experiences, we build a stronger sense of family … where we can be different, but perhaps we can bring some harmony into the lives of those around us as we put our voices together.

I want to share this song with you – it has really blessed and encouraged me. The video and the sound are not matched up well in this rendition of it, but I love the spirit of the song in this …  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3UndvbYqJs