Thanks Mom !!

As a child, my siblings and I were involved in orchestra. We all played from grade school through our senior years in high school ( even though I begged to quit). I gained an appreciation for my cello ( my instrument) in my senior year in high school. In high school, we played a quartet at church, something my Jr High orchestra teacher said his own talented children were never able to do. All of us were also in choir at church as well as in school. Music was a HUGE part of our lives.
As an adult, I still love music. I hear all the string instruments in every song I hear. This love was passed on to my own children. My daughter played the cello. My son plays the piano, violin and has played the viola. Both were in choir, and continue to appreciate music.
I work with a gal who has little appreciation for music. I talked about different songs I hear and how beautiful they are, and she's never heard of them. I talk about my favorite radio station in my vehicle, and she says she prefers silence when she drives. I felt amazed that someone does not appreciate music as I do. Shocked is more like it. So, I did some asking around, inquiring with acquaintances and friends, and find some really do not like music.
After this discovery, I started recalling my journey into music. Up popped the vision of my mom receiving her stereo for a gift and a John Gary record ( yes, I know who John Gary is). Then, I remember doing inventory at the old Gibson's store ( the predecessor to Pamida). With the check I received, I bought my own AM/FM radio to listen to my favorite radio station. I remember my 1st stereo and Donny Osmond / Partridge Family LPs. My 1st concert when I saw Seals and Crofts on my 18th birthday. I recalled the founding of our church, and the celebration we held in the Jr High Auditorium. The Youth group sang on stage, and we still sing the same song in church.
So in all the recalling, one constant was and still is always their. My Mom !!! Thank You Mom for the wonderful gift you gave us kids and our kids. I never take it for granted.