Sometimes the small treasures in life are worth celebrating, or at least acknowledging with thankfulness.
- Saturday I went on a 20 mile run with another Jill. Along with the joy of fresh air and beautiful trees and meadows, I’m thankful the cough I’ve been battling didn’t affect the run; we had good conversation for 3 hours!
- I got hit in the face on Sunday by a soccer ball; thankfully, I only got a very small bruise on my jaw. It could have been a lot worse.
- On Monday, the Intermediate Orchestra cleaned up the chairs and stands in 16 seconds. It’s a new record!
- Also on Monday, a student and I noticed that a rubber band had fallen on the floor in the shape of a treble clef!
- Tuesday, I was thankful for violin shops, the smell of wood and varnish, misty hills with autumn colors, castles in the clouds, and the joy of seeing a broken instrument turn into an experience of a lifetime for a student.
- I’ve had 2 spontaneous dinners with people this week, plus coffee with one student and lunch with another. I deeply enjoy that time of caring for students one-on-one and letting others care for me.
- There’s a tree I walk by every day on the way to school. I’ve been watching it turn yellow, orange and red from the top down. It makes me smile every day!
