Last February, when I attended UMEA Conference in St. George, I was so excited to continue studying music education. It was thrilling to think that I would have the opportunity to participate in band and music in this way, and it seemed like something that I never wanted to give up. I even mentioned to my mom after that conference that I wouldn't mind marrying a band director . ..mostly for the sake of not having to give band up!
And then, I decided to change my major to qualify myself to become a band director. In the back of my head, I kept thinking of that old adage: if you want your future husband to be or do something, than you need to be willing to do/be it, too. Well, funny how I seemed to be living proof of that statement.
And now I'm dating Jacob, who is incredible in so many ways (more on him later, I'm sure!), and what really makes me reflect on this relationship is that he's a music education major, too. In fact, as he's told me, he feels the best way he can make a difference in the world is through music, specifically through being a director. We're still in the beginning stages of the relationship, but I guess the old adage is true: if I hadn't been willing to change my major, then maybe the Lord wouldn't have put that future band director on my path. And the coolest thing about that is that I don't feel the need to explain why music and band are so important to me because he already understands . ..and feels the same way. What a deal, eh? =)
