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purpose

I have realized something new;  perhaps it is a deeper understanding of the words by the Apostle Paul; he stated that even though he could perform many miracles, if he had no love,  then it was all empty.

 

Its hard to put it into words, but I now have a new appreciation for it.   

More hard rain; Green yesterday; MIA today. I hope and pray that it will get better, but I believe it will get worse before it will get better.

And the rain came down

Well, we had a good IEP with the school today and we have a plan for Josh at home so that he learns what to do(and definitely what not to do).  We're really going to need all the patience and persistance that our Lord can give us(I am sure that many parents feel the same), because after the IEP meeting, our son came home on the color purple.

 

Now he is upstairs and he is reading a Psalm or two. When he was in school he wrote what he did and what he should do in its place, which is a good exercise.  We will need to get more of those for home.

Knowing God is bigger

We have had a few issues of late with Josh;  He does talk a great deal and unfortunately, words come out of his mouth that causes people concern.  What people don't realize is that Josh interprets language a little differently than most.  For instance, he sometimes visits an educational website called Brainpop.com.  It is a harmless website in and of itself, but think about the name.. and then think about it in a literal since.

Here's the brain.

 

                  

Here is a popcorn machine..
 
Get the idea?  To Josh, this is a hilarious joke! But when he tries to convey, it sounds like a threat.

Anyway, we know what Josh means as parents, but not everyone does..  God does though,  and I know he has a plan for Josh and Godś plans are always on track on his time table.  We will go through this and God will take us through!  

 

Amen!

Autism and Church

LittleJoshinchurch

This is Joshua Face and in this pic, he is in the Church sanctuary at Indian Hills Baptist Church in Gallatin.  He is wandering about during this time and no one seemed to mind!   This is a good thing!

Its been awhile

Sorry about the late post everyone

I have been on FB too much and like my cousin said, sometimes it has a way of taking over your life.  Considering that my 2 children seem to have been born on the internet, this should come as no surprise.

I haven´t practiced the horn in awhile because, we had to change churches -- again.

I am in a choir now and all seems to be well there now.  Do pray for faith and blessings. 

Thanx all

Oh yeah, in regards to my sonś bath time, he says "but Iḿ clean!  I'm guiltless!"  

Oh boy!

Practice Log 8

Hi All

Still waiting for more opportunities to play;  in the meantime, news on my practice.  Yesterday, I did my basic exercises and managed to hit G above high C(Concert B above the staff)!!  I have never hit that note, not even my college days!  Wild!

Still working on tone quality and tonguing as well.

Relaxing for easy power on the horn

Practice Log 7/Performance

Hi all

I did some workout routines for the lips and breath most of the week prior to the performance on Sunday.  Sunday morning came and I was a bit nervous about it, but...you know, there was a part of me that was so ready to do it!  I was concerned that Fightinggale and the kids wouldn't make it for a bit.

Leslie and her kids got there and I stayed with Matthew a bit before showtime.

As for the performance, I believe the horn section did well, with the 3 numbers we did!

My mind, my heart and my soul are begging for more!! My dreams are about concert halls and drum cadences!

I want more!!

Practice Log 6/rehearsal

Well, I already feel as if I am improving; during my morning practice, I managed to hit high E(Concert D flat, I think). I managed to barely touch the F above that, before I had to get going.  I worked a bit on tonguing and tone during lunch.

I went my second rehearsal with the Worship Team and found Crystal and Willie there but nobody else(at that point).  Willie had just landed a new job, so Crystal decided to celebrate by getting some food and cake for the whole band.

Unfortunately, we had 3 people out; our drummer, Josh had some sort of accident and they had to watch him closely at the hospital.  I believe they we were worried about him having a collapsed lung;  Shelley got sick, so no keyboards; Chris's wife Lindsey had strep, so he stayed home with her after doing a full day of band camp, so our trombone player(and horn section leader) was out.

Crystal worked out a trumpet part for me "Those Who Trust" on the fly; that was so cool!

We did pretty well with Israel Houghton's "You are Good"; I even felt good enough to take last note up to a high C#(concert B natural), which surprised me a bit. Still need to work a bit on timing and making sure that I do not get lost.

More later

IHS

Auf Wiedersehen!

Practice Log 5

Well, I had a good sectional rehearsal with Chris and Crystal this evening(trombone and sax).  We played for about 2 hours and worked on some runs.  Still having a few issues with playing with confidence sometimes(especially playing in 6 sharps and playing in the upper register). 

One little tip for trumpet players.  2 things you really need to gain that confidence -- prayer and air!!

And last but not least, Practice!!!!