{"id":9391,"date":"2016-03-12T06:51:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T06:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abeandlily.darais.com\/?p=9391"},"modified":"2016-03-12T06:51:38","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T06:51:38","slug":"harp-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/12\/harp-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Harp lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I have been little I always expected that my children would play the piano. But for the past couple years, I have prayed and prayed over what kind of musical education and experience to offer Lydia and Mary. Somehow, the piano did not feel right. Through the promptings of the Spirit, I felt guided to the harp for Lydia.<\/p>\n<p>This is a shock to me. Never in a million years did I ever picture my children playing the harp. I know almost nothing about the harp. But after I felt God guiding my thoughts toward that instrument, I discovered that one of the best harp teachers in the country lives less than ten minutes from my house&#8211;and she is, incredibly, accepting students. BYU also has the largest harp library in the country, and Logan (a relatively close city) is home to the country&#8217;s only Suzuki harp institute.<\/p>\n<p>As if those were not signs enough, today we met Lydia&#8217;s harp teacher for the first time. As we were in the car driving to Mary&#8217;s eye doctor, Debussy&#8217;s composition for harp and orchestra came on the radio. I had never heard it before, but it was breathtakingly beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>When Lydia sat down to the harp for the first time with her new teacher, I felt a spiritual whoosh that confirmed this path to me in a powerful way. Everything felt so right. I want to hang on to those feelings when the practicing gets hard. But today was one of the only days I have ever felt proud of myself for something I did as a mother. Normally I am racked with guilt for not being a better mother, but today I felt like giving myself a pat on the back for breaking out of my own preconceptions and following God&#8217;s lead on Lydia&#8217;s musical path.<\/p>\n<p>Now I need God to help me figure out how to potty train Mary. Sometimes I honestly picture her as a ten year old in diapers. Please somebody tell me that won&#8217;t happen.<\/p>\n<p>On another note entirely, Mom and I binge watched\u00a0<em>Poldark.\u00a0<\/em>We finished the entire season tonight. It was fun!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_3083.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_3087.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9393\" alt=\"IMG_3087\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_3087-e1457765370839-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_3088.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9394\" alt=\"IMG_3088\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_3088-e1457765379875-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_3091.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9395\" alt=\"IMG_3091\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_3091-e1457765389759-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I have been little I always expected that my children would play the piano. But for the past couple years, I have prayed and prayed over what kind of musical education and experience to offer Lydia and Mary. Somehow, the piano did not feel right. 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