Thought for the day!

Someone left this in my box at school. I liked it so much that I thought I'd share it with you! :)

Music is Science . . . It demands exact acoustics.
Music is Mathematical . . . It is rhythmically based on the subdivision of time in space into fractions.
Music is Foreign Language . . .a highly developed kind of shorthand.
Music is History . . .reflecting the environment and times of its creation.
Music is Physical Education . . .It requires fantastic coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lip, cheek, and facial muscles, in addition to extraordinary control of the diaphragm, back, stomach and chest muscles, which must respond instantly to the sounds the ears hear and the mind interprets.

Music is all of these things, but most of all, music is art . . . That is why we make music. Not because we expect to major in music, not because we expect to play music all our lives, not so we can relax, not so we can have fun . . .but so we will be human and sensitive, so we will be closer to an Infinite beyond our world, so that we'll have something to cling to, so that we will have more love, more compassion, more gentleness, more good . . .in short, more life.

What a wonderful way to describe the purpose of music education in our schools! It seems like music teachers are always having to justify what we do and show how it supports the "real" classes at school like reading, math and science. Music does those things, but so much more. Another quote I recently read said, "It's important to get an education - not so much to make a living, but to make a life." I can't imagine my life without music and I strive each day to help my students discover their need for music as well. I hope they will see that . . . maybe not now, but someday.

Peekaboo

Lucy was in her crib and I was picking up toys off the floor. I looked up and I saw this face through the slats of the crib . . . .you never know what to expect with this little girl!

CRAWLING!

After weeks of trying, Lucy has finally figured out how to crawl! She is still a little unsteady, but she'll be flying around in no time! Nothing will stop her from getting what she wants now!

Being a baby is tiring sometimes!

While I was cooking dinner, Lucy was playing in her exersaucer. She was talking up a storm and playing with everything. All of a sudden, it was quiet and I looked over . . . .well, all that playing is just exhausting! :)

"Hoppy" Easter!

What beautiful weather we have been having! Lucy and I got out and played outside for awhile yesterday. We took some Easter pictures too. . . doesn't she make a cute bunny? Lucy also got to meet the Easter bunny yesterday. It took forever to take her picture because she kept turning around and staring at him!

It is a busy week here with Holy Week at church. Palm Sunday was an all day event at church followed by spring/9 month pictures on Monday (You can see some of them below!), then a late evening at church on Wednesday, a late evening at church tonight, another late evening tomorrow night, and then EASTER morning. Lucy and I are headed to High Point to spend a few days next week. Michael is taking a group of Juniors and Seniors to Puerto Rico for a week of mission work. We will miss having him with us but I know he's going to have a great time!