My husband, Jeffrey, is always finding ways to please me, to make me smile. He actively looks for things that will bring me pleasure. He takes me for a drive to show me the unique iris he found. He buys me the first Cadbury Egg each spring because he knows I love them. He gets up early with Sloane every Saturday morning so I can sleep in. Jeffrey had a different kind of gift for me last Friday. It was the video below, which he knew I would love. Watching it raised goosebumps on my arms. It made my heart swell with joy that there was such great beauty in the world and I am alive to witness it. I wanted to share in the hope that you will enjoy it as much as I do.
Did you notice the part where it panned the audience and two women were crying? I had to laugh at that because I was crying, too. Andrew Johnston's voice is undoubtedly incredible, but it was more than that. I was so moved by the fact that even though this 13 year old boy was nervous and scared, he persevered. Even though he had been bullied for years, he sang. I love what he said when asked what he did in the face of all the bullying. He said, "I carry on singing."
I carry on singing. Yes.
Carry on.
The photos is by Eric Dryer.
6 comments:
stumbled upon your blog today, and this post made me weep. beautiful. thank you. your husband sounds amazing, what a guy, and you obviously deserve it :)
I am a teacher. One of my enthusiastic students put us on the trail of Andrew Johnston. I think what excites me about this video (other than the extraordinary sound) is that teenagers are loving this too. Kids want to find beauty.
I guess that is why I love working with teenagers. Often we adults get too busy to revel in beauty.
Of course that is one of the many reason's that I love my wife; she NEVER forgets to revel in beauty.
Relny's Husband
Relyn,
Loved it! I had to watch it 3 times, that's how much I loved it! Thanks for sharing this with us! Thank Jeffrey! Blessings, kt
hello relyn, i think i got here through yoli's site and yet now that i have listened to this i can't think straight.. thank you for a beautiful 30 seconds :) wow!
your friend, bird tweet robin from down the road
This is amazing...my husband found the same video, and we watched it together. What an incredibly moving story!
I just loved this boy, I only found this video a few months ago. It makes me cry every time.
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