September 14, 2007
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Reflections
The death of Luciano Pavaroti has caused me to reflect on music and the influence is has on a life. When my son, you know him as Patrick, was young he was rather difficult to handle. Except when there was music playing, particularly opera. From a very young age his father and I noticed that music had a great influence on him and on his behaviour. I learned early, age 3 or 4, to thank God for public television. They broadcast a lot of operas. I could sit Patrick in front of the TV (and we did not believe in that at all) and it would calm him and he would sway to the music and he learned early on to hum to the music.
Later he took voice lessons in high school and they were well worth the time and effort. He has a beautiful voice (and that’s not just a mother talking). He earned a scholarship from our local civic chorale for his voice. He has pleased many an old and young lady in our church with his voice. Not only is he a pleasure to listen to but to watch when he sings.
I often thought that he should have gone into music rather than the military. But now I see that God’s wisdom is wonderful. (better once again than that of a flawed mother) I witness the lives that he touches through his blog and other means and I see that perhaps the military was the way for him to go.
I know that he still listens to his music and is able to recognise the hand of God in the beauty of the voices and the tunes that he enjoys. He is still as discerning as he was when he was a small child. No hard rock or rap for my boy. The pure strains of a soprano lifted in the Ave Verum is what he prefers to that discord.
Thanks for teaching me also to be calmed and taken away in the beauty not only of the music itself but also the talent that God gave to all involved with the music.
Comments (3)
God can still use that gift of music, perhaps it will be in the future? And it sounds like he still thoroughly enjoys his music and has wonderful tast in it as well! : D
My oldest dd24 also sings, she has a natural vibrato, also a soprano. Now days she doesn’t sing much, she works for dh in his real estate business, but I know in the future she will sing once again in the church as she used to. She is still able to sing in the nursing home and prison ministries and I just rest in that, that the Lord has His perfect timing, and sometimes what His best is, the world may not recognize it. Oh well, I wrote that to say that I know how you feel as a mother. : )
Hugs and blessings, thank you so much for your sweet comment! : ) I hope all mothers on xanga can encourage and pray one for another. : ) ~Amelia
Aw shucks. I’m speachless. Fortunately I don’t speak with my fingers. Love the pictures though. The top two make me look tall. : )
The bottom one shows the pompous windbaggery in full force.
Thank you for the most uplifting comment, you are so correct. The lime deposits will always be there…I too regret worrying about frivolous things in the past. It’s difficult, my mother is rather a perfectionist when it comes to housekeeping, she let’s me know about it too… *sigh* She is a sweet person, but she is a natural housekeeper, and I am a natural creative messy! lol ; ) But it is difficult at times… Thanks again for the beautiful Bible scripture, I love that one too. It reminds me of the movie, The Sound of Music. : ) Beautiful! Take care, hope you are having a wonderful weekend! ~Amelia