piano stuff and a cute guy

Summer is going by so quickly! Already the month of June is half over! I can’t believe how quickly it is passing by. But I guess that’s normal, huh? My piano playing went VERY well… I can’t wait to tell you all about it. My passion for playing is completely renewed! We drove down to Oklahoma and got to the little church and set up. When the service started I wasn’t even nervous at all. We played our songs and I looked out into the audience and people were clapping their hands along with the music. I saw a woman with tears streaming down her face worshipping God. I felt completely joy and honor to even be a part of this amazing thing. We continued playing and made it through our whole set of songs, then we went back and did one more song slowly while the leader of the music (my friend Melissa – you met her at the party) prayed. As she was praying I felt the power of the Holy Spirit in the room and felt so honored to even be a part of this awesome opportunity. Then, after that, Melissa introduced the worship team to the congregation. She asked said “Tiffanie has such an amazing story, do you mind if I share?” I nodded my head that it was fine for her to share. She went on to share how I had my piano (my heart) destroyed with an ax when I was in an abusive relationship years ago, and how that this day was the first time I had used my gift. I didn’t expect it, but my eyes filled with tears at that moment and I felt so healed. I looked around the room and my friends were crying with me. It was so cleansing grandma. God is so good.

Then, I listened to my friend preach and afterwards there was an alter call. Melissa nodded to me to go play something for the invitation. I went up and chose a song called “Lift High – Our Chains Undone”. I started playing softly. It was just me on the keyboard and families were coming forward and getting prayer and getting set free and I could FEEL the holiness and tenderness of their situations. I was moved to tears once again.

I keep thinking how amazing it is to be on the GIVING side of God, as compared to the receiving end. Receiving is awesome and everything, but the GIVING part, now THAT is where it is at! It was so cool.

And a completely unrelated sidenote:

I was just sitting here at work and this totally handsome man named Rob was here doing something with Justin's truck. My little heart is still pitter patter for him. It's been a long time since I've felt little flutterings like that. I feel almost like a teenager :)

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I am so excited I can barely stand it! We practiced last night until about 10:00. My passion for piano playing is renewed!!!!It felt so awesome to be on that stage playing with the other musicians. I only hope that I can have more opportunities to play in things like this. It was sweaty, hard, exciting, passionate, and lovely all at the same time.I was so pumped up I couldn't sleep last night. I called my gema and talked her ear off for twenty minutes and my mom's too! They understand. It's like my passion and desire for playing piano have been renewed. I have not felt this way since the piano got destroyed and rebuilt.