Sunday 12.20.09

Today, I went to the church meeting at my mother's assisted living facility. I was asked to be the chorister. Being asked to conduct the music is always a dilemma for me. My mother, aka Mrs. Music/Mrs. Chorister, was always the one conducting the music. Yes, she taught us during family home evenings how to conduct hymns but for the past several decades, I've avoided EVER leading the music, EVER. Then this year, I have been asked twice. At my nephew's baptism, my mother was not in attendance. This time she was. I knew if she were her old self, she would have loved seeing me conduct, despite my not being on par with HER former conducting skills. I always have reservations and so I stammered and stuttered about how poorly I conduct but I agreed to do it. HA! Mom slept through all three hymns. Wouldn't you know it!