12/21/2024
this piano is gonna be lonely this Christmas. It has spent the better part of 40 years participating in parties, quiet moments of musical reflection, and family Christmas carols throughout the years. this year we are going to Montana to be with my oldest son and his family for their Christmas and the rest of my family is coming with us. This will be really the first time we have not gathered around this piano for songs on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve. the good news is is that my oldest son Ira has a daughter who is taking piano (and doing quite well I understand )and he is buying her a nice digital piano which is going to be opened on Christmas Eve and we will be able to play music at his house, but the thought has struck me that these moments of playing piano at my house with my family are going to become less and less frequent as my kids, who are already scattered out throughout the country, have their own family gatherings and make their own memories , (such as the ones i’m dreaming about now, ) and me and my piano will be less important in their holiday plans .
So it’s bittersweet as I think of those times with great pleasure but also with a tinge of sadness that my kids are grown up.
But… I have grandkids! and they still like to sit at the bench with me while I play Christmas carols! and I take so much joy out of that… hopefully i will be able to be at those grandkids christmas and be able to share music with them ! So life has its stages and there is a season for everything.. , so my wish for y’all whatever stage of life you’re in, is to embrace the moment. Enjoy everything you have in your life at this Christmas season.
Hopefully my piano and I will have many more seasons to play God’s music with family and friends, and I have so much more to look forward to because of God‘s blessings ! so, merry Christmas to all and God bless us everyone!
enjoy your family!