I remember being in an operetta in school when I was in fourth grade. It was held in the gym and included students from a lot of different classes; some younger and a lot of them older. I remember the number I was involved in with about a dozen other students was a routine we danced to the music of “Alice Blue Gown”. My mother make my long blue dress with a black grosgrain ribbon tie at the waist and little black grosgrain bows on the front of the bodice. We practiced that routine and song so hard and so much I can still remember most of the steps and can certainly remember the song. I remember distinctly all of the people in the operetta gathering on the stage for a big picture. And, I remember seeing the picture in the annual when it came out. Oh, how proud I was!
As I moved up into high school, there was always a talent show each year. Students were invited to perform whatever type of musical talent they had. My friend and I became very good at the art of pantomime and won first place one year for our rendition of “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window”. And, I recall my future husband accompanying, via his double neck steel guitar, someone in one of the classes who sang. Of course, that was well before I knew he would be my husband .
What a great time getting together with friends and loved ones when music is involved! I believe God smiles down on His children when they are together enjoying the company of one another. And, I know He provides us with memory so we can enjoy those good times over and over.
“A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.” Proverbs 15:13 NASB
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