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1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.[a]
3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; 5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit,[b] as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; 7 as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, 8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
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21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.
24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. 27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which[d] is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

HisStrings Quartet - 2nd Edition

Our oldest four children have played as a string quartet for many years now...but, you know, time moves on, and their lives are changing. Benjamin, the violist is going school full time. He does still live at home, but time to practice is hard to come by. His sisters who comprise the other 75% of the quartet would rather still be playing together...it just doesn't happen.

Sooooooooooo, Rachel - the cellist and youngest member of the older quartet - has enlisted the 3 people just younger than her to begin playing together...the 2nd Edition! They consist of 2 violins and 2 cellos.

They are working on the songs "Rejoice the Lord is King" and "Wait on the Lord". Hopefully, they will soon be able to go to local nursing homes and play there - when they've learned some music! I must say, it is LOVELY to hear a quartet practicing again in the house! What a blessing to be with these wonderful people every day!

Perhaps I will post a recording of their first song...when they've practiced a bit more!

Hope you have a blessed day!

8 comments:

jeanMarch 15, 2012 at 8:12 AM
I love string instruments. Bet the quartet sounds lovely. Have you thought of putting up a mini concert on the youtube?
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UnknownMarch 15, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Absolutely, you must post us a clip of them playing!
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mountain mamaMarch 15, 2012 at 6:27 PM
awesome! i love it when siblings work together to put on a great {godly} show!! :)
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NellMarch 15, 2012 at 10:12 PM
I'm totally impressed! You should put a clip of them on here so we can here their beautiful music!
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Mrs.CMarch 18, 2012 at 3:22 AM
Oh my goodness, what blessings they will be to the elderly when they go play for them. What incredible children you have! Good for that sister who took the initiative to start a 2nd Edition! Bravo!
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PamMarch 18, 2012 at 8:20 PM
You must be very proud of them... I know I sure would be. What a blessing.
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GratefulPrayerThankfulHeartMarch 25, 2012 at 6:23 PM
Oh, I imagine it is most lovely hearing them play together! My two oldest played the violin and Jamie played the cello. Jill plays her violin occasionally in church and Jamie find little time with her 6 little ones.

Cello is my favorite instrument with its bittersweet sound.
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SaraMarch 25, 2012 at 9:09 PM
I would love to hear them! Sounds like you have some very talented children. Lucky you! :)
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