“What’s happening? They’re not talking. Leaving their lunches uneaten and going to the upper deck. Let’s go!”
No one’s talking. No picture taking. Silence. Andy is crying.
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“Listen. Can you hear the note hang in the air as the next note is played?”
Squinted eyes. Frowning face.
“Listen again. It’s as if I’m connecting the notes as a complete thought – a sentence. One note joins the next to produce a new meaning. Do you hear it?”
“Cool!”
“Wasn’t that beautiful?”
Smiling nod.
“That’s legato … a complete thought … a complete moment.”
It took several attempts, but my 9-year-old student learned how to listen a little deeper for the connections between the notes in a legato phrase.
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I look forward to the evenings that my husband and I put on our walking shoes, grab each other’s hand, and step outside. As we enjoy the companionship of each other, we point out nature’s beauty, discuss the day, and share our dreams, disappointments, struggles, and hopes. My husband is my lifelong friend, servant leader, and lover of my soul.
We have another walking companion – a constant Companion in the Holy Spirit. This is the Companion Anne Graham Lotz has revealed in Jesus in Me: Experiencing the Holy Spirit as a Constant Companion.
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When someone asks you “”Where do you live?” How do you answer? I usually say, “Beaumont, California” or my subdivision if I’m not in Beaumont. I don’t say if I live in a house, an apartment, or on the street.
Pilate asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” but Jesus gave no reply in John 19:9.
How would you respond if someone asked you where your heart abides? Continue reading The Key to the Christian Walk
