played piano for a memorial service for a 90-something-year-old lady who seemed like a really wonderful, godly woman. It was kind of stressful for me though - I was given a copy of "The Lord's Prayer" in a key I have never played it before because the sister of the deceased needed it in this special key.
Some standard hymns, then a church member is also singing a hymn which our hymnal does not have, so one of the church ladies who happens to live across the street from the church says she will walk home and get it from a hymnal that she has at home.
All this just an hour before the service. So I do a couple of run-thrus with the sister and the other guy, then I spend about 15 minutes in a back room looking at the areas which needed work, since I couldn't do that in the sanctuary anymore as the room was filling up.
Anyway, it ended up great. By some miracle (and I mean that literally), all the really sketchy areas sounded good. Praise God!
I went to the reception area afterwards for a nibble of something and some coffee, but was treated instead to coffee, all sorts of cold cut sandwiches, a variety of salads, and a plethora of desserts because....Lutherans.
Play on facebook and CC a bit...nap....woke up more tired than before nap.
Now trying to figure out something wonderful to do with the chicken thighs I just defrosted because nobody wants leftovers or beef. So it's back to the mundane. Mundane is good sometimes.
Some standard hymns, then a church member is also singing a hymn which our hymnal does not have, so one of the church ladies who happens to live across the street from the church says she will walk home and get it from a hymnal that she has at home.
All this just an hour before the service. So I do a couple of run-thrus with the sister and the other guy, then I spend about 15 minutes in a back room looking at the areas which needed work, since I couldn't do that in the sanctuary anymore as the room was filling up.
Anyway, it ended up great. By some miracle (and I mean that literally), all the really sketchy areas sounded good. Praise God!
I went to the reception area afterwards for a nibble of something and some coffee, but was treated instead to coffee, all sorts of cold cut sandwiches, a variety of salads, and a plethora of desserts because....Lutherans.
Play on facebook and CC a bit...nap....woke up more tired than before nap.
Now trying to figure out something wonderful to do with the chicken thighs I just defrosted because nobody wants leftovers or beef. So it's back to the mundane. Mundane is good sometimes.
