Yep. That's me ready to go for my first recital. Cute, right?
I played piano, sang and eventually got into musical theatre, but what stuck from beginning to end was piano. When I was 15, my parents surprised me with a beautiful baby grand that's when my playing really got off the ground. I played for pleasure, I played for church, I practiced for lessons, I played for shows, I played for parties. During my single days, my piano went with me to each apartment and house, and my roommates and I had a blast with piano parties, singing show tunes, practicing audition songs and even teaching voice and piano lessons. I dug through my Facebook archives and these are the only photos I have of the piano- although I know my mom has more.
These pics were taken at a cast party and I was clearly in my element.
I took piano lessons for 12 years, entertained and played countless hymns and showtunes (depending on the audience), but when we got married and moved to NYC, the feasibility of a baby grand in at 5th floor walk-up didn't make sense, so Mom and Dad graciously agreed to take custody of the piano. But every holiday, every trip home, I would grab my visitation rights and head back to Georgia to play, make music and sing my little heart out.
It was always our thought to bring the piano over to Texas once we bought a house- in fact, we picked our house knowing there was a perfect space for the piano- it was a sticking point we gave our realtor. Since starting to pursue adoption, however, one of the items that God really placed on our heart was the piano. As much as I'd like to imagine a future with that specific piano at home in Texas, the hard facts are that the cost of the adoption are taking a front seat and requiring us to really think about our wants vs. our needs.
We've been completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support. Through our savings and your giving, we're almost halfway to our total adoption costs of $40,000 after 1 month of sharing our story. Mr. A and I are so grateful and as we continue to save on our end, it's become very clear to us that part of our journey includes trying to sell the piano to assist with adoption expenses.
It's a little bit of a shot to the heart, believe me, but this journey is not without it's hard decisions. And we want to be faithful and do what we can so a door is opened for a child.
So, we're trying to sell our piano, and we've reached out and let people know and there have been some nibbles but so far, nothing yet. I am writing to ask you all to please pray for this very specific request. Pray we can find a buyer. Pray someone in Georgia is interested and is able to raise the funds. Pray God opens up funding for this to happen. You have all been so faithful in your giving and support, I know I can ask you to be faithful in your prayer.
Now, music comes in other forms. Pretty much every day my nephew and I FaceTime and sing to each other and it's the best part of my day.
And one day there will be a piano again. But right now, this piano, which has brought me so much joy is also going to help add to our family and I can't think of any sweeter music to my soul.
*If you know of anyone in the Middle Georgia area who may be interested or who may know of someone interested, can you please share this post with them? Thank you for your prayers!
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