Determination

A short story tonight.

Two years ago our son G was in sixth grade. All students at his middle school are required to take either band or choir; G chose band.

When he started 6th grade, he had never played an instrument -- in this case, trumpet -- before in his life. When I told Steve the date of their first Christmas concert, he couldn't believe it. "They're going to have a concert? How?

Amazingly enough, the 6th graders, when the time comes for the concert, have learend to plat their instruments, and the 6th grade band does a great jo.

At he end of his first concert two years ago, G looked at my mom, and said, "Before I'm done, I want to join the jazz band and play a solo for a concert. Last week, as an 8th grader, he did just that. He played a trumpet solo as a member of the jazz band.

Determination.