Ukulele Strings
A few months ago Madison prepared a song on the ukulele to perform in the high school cabaret. Tracking down music, practicing, getting some coaching from a friend in the branch--her preparation was extensive and thorough and we all looked forward to the performance night. The week of the cabaret we realized it was at 5:00 instead of 7:00, and that getting everyone home from the different schools and Jeff home from work in time to then get back to the school for the performance was going to be tricky. We also had company coming in town that night, so I was worried about their transportation via taxi and having a nice dinner prepared for the moment we walked back in the door with tired and hungry kids. As soon as Madison got home from school she practiced her song one last time, and something seemed strange--the ukulele was not staying in tune. We were in a hurry, though, so we just moved on to getting snacks, shoes, etc. taken care of. As I finally shooed the last of the kids out the door to get in the van, Emma came running back in. One string on Madison's ukulele had broken just as they were getting in the car! Fortunately Emma's ukulele was ready to go, so we just grabbed hers. I realized as I rushed to the van that if the string had broken even ten minutes later we would not have been able to get turned around in traffic to get the other ukulele and still get to the performance on time. Although it seems like a small thing, I knew it was a miracle and that the Lord was watching out not only for Madison but also for me and my efforts to take care of this family.
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