I’m not entirely sure what anything I have to say would matter to anyone, but this seems like a good way to process my ideas and share music.
So, where to start?
- My wife is the best, most loving person I’ve ever known. I am very well aware that I married up, and try to act accordingly. I’m incredibly lucky to have found my soul mate at all, much less so late in life.
- My kids are my pride and joy:
- 18-year-old daughter is graduating high school. She’s struggled with a learning disability, so that’s a triumph. She’s also one of the sweetest, most emotionally intelligent people I’ve met, and I’m proud of her.
- 15-year-old daughter is finishing her freshman year. Bright, pretty, verbal like her dad and probably way smarter, she’s already an accomplished blogger, published author and a great conversationalist. Oh, and I make her clean the bathrooms, too.
- 2-year-old son is waaaaaaaayyyyy into the Terrible Twos, and gets his good looks from his mother. He’s also so bright it’s a little bit scary, and no, I don’t think I’m just a Proud Daddy.
- My students are the other main bright spot in my life. It’s interesting working with young composers, because they’re full of ideas and dreams that you want to shape but not damage. I can’t train them to be creative — that’s a gift from God — but I can show them the discipline and craft of how to play with their ideas once they’ve got them, and that’s a privilege. I continue to be awed by the creativity God’s put into them.
What else?
Not sure what I’ll post here, but the main ideas are:
- music (mainly mine)
- reflections on faith and on life
- my ongoing struggles with a God who I know loves me, but whose love I’m not always able to understand.
- words that inspire me
- recipes (Yes, I’m that kind of cook. I confess to watching Food Network and reading cookbooks for recreation.)
So, here goes…
