Saturday, November 17, 2012

A nice story........

A long long time ago, well maybe 50 years or so, there was a very special minister and his wife living in North Dakota.    She played the piano for church functions but didn't have one at home.   They scrimped and saved and she finally got her piano.     And it was always a focal point in their homes.    They eventually retired to Florida where they had a very active life until  her passing  much too soon.     He eventually needed to move to a smaller home and the piano was to be given away.    At that point,  their  son Paul stepped up and said it needed to stay in the family and so it was sent  to Connecticut.     It stayed in our home and I even took piano lessons.   Paul knew how to play and his claim to fame was a rendition of "Moon River".      Eventually , it  just waited to be used.    And then, a very nice family began looking for a piano for their 4 children.   I worked with Robin at the hospital and we decided that this would be the perfect place and that Paul's mom would be so pleased that it was in a home with children learning to play.  
Fast forward to today.     Robin's children are grown and she is still  at the hospital , but now she works with MaryBeth.    I had totally forgotten about the piano until Robin generously suggested that it come back to the Miller family.      And so today,  the piano is back for two happy boys and  I'm sure that  their great grandmother is smiling down on them.      Thank you Robin for taking such good care of it until it was needed again.    

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