{"id":1968,"date":"2023-11-04T09:35:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T22:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2023-11-04T09:36:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T22:36:49","slug":"piano-providence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/piano-providence\/","title":{"rendered":"Piano &amp; Providence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This morning (Saturday) when I went out, it was all quiet. There&#8217;s no rushing for work, the rest of the family were still in their rooms. I see standing at one side of the room, the piano. And suddenly my mind rushed back to many years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>How did we end up here? I would never thought one day I will be where I am today, with a piano standing up at one side of my living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 7-8 years ago, a friend offered us to keep his keyboard, because he has no space in his room. We were really happy to accept it. Our daughter wanted to learn musical instrument and we need to have something for her to practice at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two years later, another friend offered us to take their digital piano, because their children already not using it. I looked at the sound and I like the clear and bright tone. So we took it. We exchanged it with our bicycles. We thought we won&#8217;t need bicycle in Melbourne, but our daughter will continue to learn piano in Melbourne. And we shipped that digital piano, and returned the keyboard to our friend before we left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, the piano teacher told us to get an upright piano. By God&#8217;s providence, the grandmother sponsored the piano for our daughter. It&#8217;s probably the second most expensive item in our house after the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I looked back, I didn&#8217;t dream of having a piano, an upright U3 Yamaha at home. The journey was unbelievable. Yet, we had one. I am just reminded of God&#8217;s providence. And now her current piano teacher asked us to get a 6&#8243; grand piano. May like Abraham, I could say,&#8221;the Lord will provide.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning (Saturday) when I went out, it was all quiet. There&#8217;s no rushing for work, the rest of the family were still in their rooms. I see standing at one side of the room, the piano. 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