tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190993.post113773220133177512..comments2023-07-29T10:17:01.162-05:00Comments on UAB choirs: The Choir BonusAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359564177156577736noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190993.post-1137910563336704502006-01-22T00:16:00.000-06:002006-01-22T00:16:00.000-06:00Yeah, i'm with Sam, that story definitely brought ...Yeah, i'm with Sam, that story definitely brought tears to my eyes, but for another reason. It made me realize that in 4 short weeks i'll be leaving the choir for awhile and how much i'm going to miss everyone and long to be with you all for the duration of the semester. I know going to Chile is going to be an amazing exerience and i'm so blessed to have the opportunity to go and study Spanish there for 4 months...but those months will be void of the opportunity to sing in this choir that has become such a vital part of my life and my emotions. People have questioned why i'm still attending "class" 3 days out of the week when i'm not even enrolled, they say i'm not required to be there, and the only answer i can give them is, "i just can't NOT go to choir" if UAB concert choir is rehearsing and i'm not there i feel like my day has missed out on something very special. I'm honored that Dr. Copeland even let me BE in choir this year, it brought tears to my eyes when there was the possibility of not being in it at all because i can't finish out the year, Dr. Copeland i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for letting me be in your choir. I'm looking forward to making some amazing music, and memories in this next month! ok, now i'm gonna go cry. i love you all!<BR/><BR/> LaurenLauren Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04406940620074099012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190993.post-1137869461992836062006-01-21T12:51:00.000-06:002006-01-21T12:51:00.000-06:00I cried. That is a beautiful story Dr. Copeland. A...I cried. That is a beautiful story Dr. Copeland. And what makes it beautiful to me is the hope inspired by its truth. The world is becoming increasingly unfriendly and hard. What people once called "pessimists" are now making excuses for it by calling themselves "realists". Like it makes it better. But, every now and then, a single fleeting moment like Eric's precious life reminds us that there is still people left in the world who don't look to the faults in us; people like Eric teach us to see what's underneath, to the good stuff that's still there. Both in others and in ourselves. This is what makes us a family. The fact that we see that good place inside and seek to celebrate it with music and joy. That is a kind of fulfillment that not everyone will know. Which is why in class we need not get caught up so badly that we forget the reason why we are there. To make music and joy. Eric's life was not fiction, but a real story. It is one of God's ways of talking and comforting us. Helping us see what we are sometimes incapable of seeing ourselves.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833766844852493296noreply@blogger.com