I have been avoiding my blog for several weeks now. Posting was becoming a task that I did not look forward to. Although there are things for which to be thankful everyday, I was feeling like I had to come up with something significant each day to post. This seemed to defeat the purpose of my goal for posting my gratitude. I am thankful for the small things in each day — my schedule working out to make it to soccer games, unanticipated closings that help me make a little more money, hugs from my kids, etc. — but I want my postings to be about the extra things that happen in life. I want to consciously recognize and express gratitude for those. My renewed goal is to post and share those moments; not to force myself to post every day. I hope that this will make my writing more enjoyable and share deep, heartfelt gratitude.
In that spirit, I want to express gratitude for good music. I love piano music and subscribe to The Piano Guys’ YouTube channel. Jon Schmidt and Steve Share Nelson are amazing. This last week, they released a new music video for their arrangement of O Come, O Come Emmanuel. The setting is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints‘ Jerusalem set in Goshen. The music is inspiring and uplifting and the LDS Church’s version of the video is even more impressive. Check out both versions and enjoy the spirit of Christmas!