life’s beautiful music

(Remembering our friend today, who left this world a year ago- I feel sure he has been making heavenly music ever since.)

A friend called last night and said to come on over. We’ll hit up a few tunes for posterity’s sake. And it’ll be fun. like old times. He can’t say it quite like that these days, but I feel sure that’s what he meant.

So, Michael and I said of course. But later, while I was trying to fall asleep, I found myself captivated by fear. That I wouldn’t play well. And that my poor playing, would indeed be trapped for all earthly time, captured on a record… I can’t forget my husband’s advice: Just soak it in. enjoy it. remember it.

There’s something that happens when you hit that certain”niche” with fellow musicians – it is unexplainable, and intangible, but, oh. so. real. It doesn’t happen often, but when it comes about, you can feel it in your soul, and you realize you don’t want to ever miss playing with those folks, if you can keep from it.

That’s how Michael and I feel about this fella who called for us to come play in the studio today.

We sang and played, our hearts soaring above the noise of it all. You could not pay me any amount of money to trade our time together this afternoon.

Life is short, no matter how long it turns out to be. The Heavenly Father has every day numbered for each of us . But, it doesn’t make it easier, the not knowing how many days that actually is. I do find great peace in this knowledge: The Giver of All Life has given me this earthly music, as just a foretaste, an appetizer of what is to come. Hard times come and go – but there is an eternity waiting – everlasting days without fear, only the most beautiful music we will ever know. And there we will play and sing to our hearts’ content, worshiping The One who has composed and orchestrated it all.