Close Enough to Success

Last Monday night the choir director came by my house to drop off music for me. They were learning an a'cappella version of Away in a Manger, but there hadn't been enough time to learn it. Instead she bought the Hymnplicity book and told me to choose the one I would be most likely to be able to play on Sunday. I have complained loudly and often that I am not a good pianist. However, rather than simply give up, I did my best and tried to learn one of the songs. When Sunday morning came around I was convinced that I would need to have a better piano player bail me out. I decided against it. Thankfully the piece lends itself well to dropping notes. Lots of them. There were two measures where I couldn't manage anything but a single note on one hand. My visiting teaching companion knew I was apprehensive about the music. That may not be a perfect performance, but it's good enough for me.