Eastern European Tour - Preparing for travel
Today I am learning the music for our Eastern European Tour. It is helping me also to work on my violin skills. I began classical training with school orchestra in the 5th grade, played throughout high school, in the school orchestra, ensembles, and private lessons. I wasn’t all that great, but not all that bad, either. Among other things, playing second violin parts helped train my ear… or did my ear enable me to play second violin? Either way, my ability to harmonize instrumentally and vocally, with and without music, benefitted greatly. I have played off and on through my adult years, with church ensembles and orchestra and now on our church’s worship team. Again, I’m not a “professional violinist”, but I do have fun!! I am so happy to be able to take my violin on this trip and play to the Glory of Almighty God, the giver of all good things! The violin I will be taking is not the precious antique student violin of my Grandmother’s that I grew up on, but on a very nice Chinese-made Stradivarius-style with beautiful inlay, front and back. It has a very sweet sound that I like very much. I am blessed that my husband, Richard, gave it to me (a complete surprise!!) a couple of Christmases ago. 
Thanks, God. Thanks, Richard.