{"id":251,"date":"2013-12-16T23:41:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2013\/12\/16\/danas-1st-music-recital\/"},"modified":"2014-10-03T18:19:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:19:18","slug":"danas-1st-music-recital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2013\/12\/danas-1st-music-recital\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana&#8217;s 1st Music Recital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday the 13th, 2013 will go down in history with a special significance for my family. It was Dana&#8217;s 1st music recital after taking piano lessons for a year.&nbsp; She was invited to play at the Christmas Concert at The Arts House.&nbsp; Daddy couldn&#8217;t be more pleased as he believes that music is to be performed and enjoyed by an audience. We thank God that Dana was given such an exposure and it was made more memorable that Daddy accompanied Dana on two duets!&nbsp; <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0087-copy.jpg?resize=640%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"424\" width=\"640\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">A befitting venue for a concert!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PC130010-copy.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">A Grand Piano stands elegantly in the room&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>The night before the concert, Dana asked if we  would be angry if she makes any mistakes during the concert. Not  wanting to give her undue pressure, we assured her that as long as she  has practised hard and given her best, we would be happy.&nbsp; We prayed with her and committed the recital to the Lord.&nbsp; Young as she  is, she knew it was an important occasion and she wanted to do us proud.&nbsp; By God&#8217;s grace, she did.&nbsp; It&#8217;s our prayers that music will always be a large part in her life and she will continue to use the gift of music to bring joy and delight to others.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/SIM_9083.jpg?resize=426%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"640\" width=\"426\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0034.jpg?resize=424%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"640\" width=\"424\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Our little pianist in full concentration&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/SIM_9138.jpg?resize=426%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"640\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"426\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">A photo with her piano teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/SIM_9130.jpg?resize=640%2C446&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"446\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"640\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">The audience loves Dana &amp; Daddy&#8217;s duets!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0062-copy.jpg?resize=640%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"424\" width=\"640\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Small but Mighty Music Makers!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Till next year&#8217;s concert, here are snippets of their performances<br \/>(filmed with my nifty Apple Iphone 5s):<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/82001651\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/center><br \/><span style=\"font-size: small;\">How lovely to hear Daddy &amp; Daughter make music together&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/81998192\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\u201cWe are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.\u201d    \u2015<br \/>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1284578.Arthur_O_Shaughnessy\">Arthur O&#8217;Shaughnessy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>&nbsp;     <\/i><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/signature-mom6.jpg?ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday the 13th, 2013 will go down in history with a special significance for my family. 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