Songs for the Family – Part 6 – Conclusion
One weekend last July was one of those rare times when all six of our children and their families were with us at home. As I thought about us all being together in the months leading up to it, I decided to do a private, backyard concert of original songs So I wrote two songs to Sharlene, one to the kids, one to little Titus, and one to the Lord. I set up on the deck and put out outdoor chairs enough for everyone.
I used to consider music and musical talents to be for public use. But I’ve grown to value them for private purposes. In the social media era, it’s so easy to share everything publicly, but there’s something satisfying about keeping some things private. That’s what I did with these songs, until now. I’ve been posting one song each week, this being week number six of six. I hope you’ve enjoyed a peek into our little backyard concert, and that these songs have somehow been a blessing to you.
This last song is a song to our oldest, Sidney (Tres) He turned thirty last July. All the other kids surprised him by coming home for his birthday. That was the occasion for my writing the songs and doing the concert. Tres cried during this song, so mission accomplished 🙂 But I have to confess to crying almost every time I worked on it. Isn’t it sad, yet satisfying, seeing your kids reach milestones? Thank you, God, for family and all the times we’ve shared! (I hope you can hear it. I should’ve used a mic.)