Inspiring Gifts

Thank God for Inspiring Gifts

This morning I found a bunch of unmarked CDs mixed up with some software CDs I had in a binder. Upon inspection, I realized that they were all CDs of a singer I know personally. These CDs included a few recorded voice lessons, a couple of performance ready pieces on CDs made for distributing as part of auditioning requirements, and a CD of pictures from a few of her performances.



Looking through the pics, I remembered each performance vividly (because I was there for almost all of them). I remembered how many people told her afterwards how amazing she sounded and how inspiring her voice is. Many people say her voice is a powerful gift from God that blesses them every time they hear her, no matter how many times or how often. Her voice brings a sudden chill, then the "warm tinglies" that you feel in those best moments of your life.


This inspiring voice is a gift. A gift from God that she cherishes, protects and uses at every opportunity.


Listening to a few tracks from each CD to accurately record what each one contained (because I thought I would label them for her and return them to her), I felt that same rush of "WOW" that I feel each time she sings. Even through lousy speakers or a little earbud headset, it is easy to hear why people are so in awe of the power of her voice. As she has been told personally from people in the profession, a voice like hers is rare.


This is a gift. A gift from God that she nourishes, inspects to perfection, and for which she is exceedling grateful- without fail.


Listening to parts where her voice teacher is "tweeking" her technique and explaining how to access the power that she holds, she is as unsure and afraid (as we all would be if something this grand were inside of us and we were under the constant pressure to make the most of it).


This gift is cared for, coached, trained, "tweeked", polished, and presented with months of detailed efforts behind every piece she performs. Her performances are captivating and when she sings it is impossible to take your eyes off of her.


This is a gift. A gift from God that she must put work into to properly express the amazing written music that was made for voices that some composers only dreamed of. Voices like hers.

With this amazing gift, she was also given an amazingly supportive family and an incredibly strong drive to become the best that she can be. With what she has been given, she expects great things from herself and pushes herself to constantly do and be better at her craft.


This woman has the drive to succeed. A drive unlike any other I have ever seen.

This is a gift. A gift from God. Her drive will be what puts her at the top of her game. While other great voices dwindle away and do not grasp hold of their possibilities, her drive, determination, hard work, faith and constant support will help her achieve all that she dreams possible.


Dreams are a gift. Gifts from God are precious and should be used to their fullest potential.


In this life, I am blessed to know someone who is an example of the successes that come from the wise use of God given gifts. I wish her all the best in her great endeavor over the next two weeks. She will be traveling to Vienna to take part in the final rounds of a prestigous international vocal competition.


I am proud of you! I am proud to know you! And we are all behind you all the way!


"Break a leg!"


You are an inspiration.

Thank God for inspiring gifts.