Daily Wisdom for Women - February 2, 2023

 February 2, 2023 - Bursting Out in Song  "The Lord is my strength and shield.  I trust him with all my heart.  He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.  I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.  The Lord gives his people strength."  Psalm 28: 7-8

I really liked reading this devotion.  One thing I miss about driving to school/campus each day is listening to the radio.  I would sing along with the songs, and if I didn't like what I heard, I would change the station.  In our red Escape we have Sirius and I love listening to 60s and 70s music.  

Yesterday when I was driving to Megan's house to work on the laptop using their very fast Wifi, I was singing along with The Mamas and Papas and loving every minute of it!

One thing I did with my juniors was to play classical music during test times.  I had learned about that at a conference, and I decided to try it.  I had a CD collection of Mozart, Beethovan, Vivaldi, and more.   I would always start the music, low volume, after the test began and often played it beyond the time the last test paper was submitted.  No one complained about it except for one person who needed absolute quiet to concentrate.  I do remember one time I had forgotten to press the PLAY button on my CD player.  A student raised his hand and I strolled over to him to answer the question I thought he had about a test question.  Instead he motioned for me to lead down and whispered "Mrs. S...you forgot to start the music."  He really didn't want to ruin his 'image' of being a tough football player by asking to listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" which was always one (four) of the favorites. 

Also my classes had a reputation for the 'music during a test' because if someone came to the door with a message, he/she would always stop when hearing the music, backed out of the room, and quietly closed the door.  

I am fairly sure that classical music isn't want the psalmist meant....but maybe he did!