Gardening and the Summer

There has been a lot going on in my mind recently. Just thinking of where I'm at with my walk with the Lord. Areas that need to be corrected, and ways to change them to be more Christ-like. (Anyone who reads this is welcome to pray for me.)

On a totally different note: We put in a garden as a family on Memorial Day morning. We try to have a garden every year of about 8 plants maximum. Last year it was 4 tomato plants, 3 pepper plants, and 1 cucumber plant. Well this year we really had vision as we bought 21 tomato plants, 9 broccoli plants, 2 cucumber plants, 2 squash plants, and 2 green pepper plants for a total of 36 plants!

Well, what am I doing now that I don't have school? Last month I started teaching 4 children piano, plus the student I've had for over a year for a total of 5 students. But my student I've had a while is taking a break for the summer, so I only have 4 students this summer. One of the areas that needs to be corrected in my life is the sin of laziness. I'm praying that the Lord might give me a ministry, a way to serve Him, and also something to do to keep me from wasting time. The big thing I'm doing this summer is spending time with my family. Also I'm doing the typical tasks of folding laundry, doing dishes, helping make meals, playing piano, and doing the things that are on my list. -I know I need a bigger vision for my life and I'm working on that.

P.S. I got 4 more piano students today!

Piano Recital Song - People Need the Lord

It's amazing all the songs on YouTube. This is the duet my friend Kate and I are playing for my recital. Hope you enjoy!

Senior Piano Recital Pieces

This is my tentative list and I will not be playing the songs in this order most likely.

Mozart's Sonata in A Alla Turca K 331 (300i)

Pineapple Rag by Scott Joplin

A Bach Invention (I haven't decided which one yet)

Frederic Chopin Waltz #10 Op. 69. No, 2

People Need the Lord, Duet - My friend Kate and I are playing together.

Psalm 18:28-30 - I wrote music for these verses

Lord, Be Glorified arranged by Mark Hayes

Crown Him with Many Crowns and Rejoice the Lord is King with Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary arranged by Marilynn Ham

Ha Tikvah- Israeli national anthem and one of my dad's favorite songs. I might not actually end of playing this song.

Piano Practicing, Piano Teaching, and Piano Recital

My life recently has become very piano saturated. A week and a half ago, I began practicing 45 minutes a day. Before that, I had always practiced 30 minutes a day. Also I have started working on a senior recital for the 26th of May. It has been a lot of fun practicing and working on perfecting songs, at least the recital is not for another 3 months! Tuesday I taught piano for the first time! I was quite nervous, but my mom and I prayed a lot for my student and myself. Each week, hopefully I'll become better at teaching.

The hardest piece I picked out for my recital is this one: