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Thank You For The Music II

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In May I usually think of my mom. It’s been 13 years but I still miss her. I also think about my son. He’s so much like her and our relationship reminds me of not what I lost when my mother departed this earthly realm, but what I still have. What I still have from her. This month alone I played 4 gigs with my kid bassist. On Mother’s Day we did my arrangement of Ed Sheeran’s “Supermarket Flowers”. There wasn’t a dry eye in the church. Earlier this month we performed “Sing My Song” from my CD Time Now in a trio with Steve Bessler. That song features a sample from my mom’s Stellar award winning song, “Victory”, and a sample of my then 6 year-old saying “sing mommy”, uniting three generations of my musical family. This week I had the joy of listening to my son audition for varsity orchestra with his own arrangement, an impressive mix of classical, Latin and modern literature. Watching this musician blossom makes me swell with pride, and connects me to my own momma. I know just how she felt watching me grow, excel and succeed. 

In seeing the reflection of my mom in a young, suddenly mustached face, I am reminded of what a good mom I was blessed to have. Thank you for the music, Putches.

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Thankful

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Year’s end is always a reflective time of looking back as well as forward. And 2016 has given me so much to be thankful for. I hold two brand new teaching certificates and am at Texas A&M in grad school, currently holding a 4.0. My son has grown 5+ inches and now sounds like a hoarse grizzly bear. I cheered through his first school football season and applauded his first junior high orchestra concerts. I’ve looked on proudly as he arranged his first song. Yes, we’ve been to funerals and said goodbye to some people who’ve known me my whole life. And as a country, we’ve seen mass shootings, lost icons and been through a particularly divisive election year, but we’ve survived. As long as we’re still here, we can see change; we can BE change. We can be thankful for that.

At the dawn of 2017 I have much to be thankful for and something special to celebrate: hedreich.com is 10 years old this month! That’s eons in blogger years! Hedreich.com started as a fansite for all things musical with news, clips, pics and training or concert updates. Since I retired from the stage a couple of years ago and upped the time I spend in education, I’ve maintained it as a blog spot. I hope you’ll continue to visit. As always, we’ll keep a light on for ya!

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