Fear Thou Not; For I Am With Thee
One of the hardest songs I’ve ever learned on the piano is Fantaisie Impromptu by Chopin. What makes this piece difficult is 1) the speed 2) the four sharps, & most of all 3) the cross-rhythms! The left hand plays an entirely different timing (triplets) than the right hand (16th notes). If you tried to match them up mathematically, you can’t. You have to almost subconsciously play one hand while consciously playing the other. Should be utter chaos. And yet, it’s so beautiful. Somehow it works & the accented melody shines through. Rhythmic tension. Story of my life. The last few weeks have held some of the hardest & scariest moments of my mothering life. One day I hope to share my experience from the other side. But there is quite a ways to go & it will get worse before it gets better. Until then, it’s a fight. Until then, I pray we can get through this. It’s interesting that our scripture reading has been Isaiah- which has some of the most confusing, yet some of the