Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Mrs. Taylor was a very important person in my life. Her ministry at Wenonah Memorial Presbyterian Church blessed me in so many ways. I was a really genuinely bad singer as a child, and when I was in the children's choir, there were several of us who just really could not carry a tune to save our lives. Mrs. Taylor set aside extra time after practice and had us come as a small group for special help. She taught us to sing, and for that, I will be forever grateful. But that is not all. Mrs. Taylor also devised a system to get us to memorize the first verses of some of the great hymns of the church. She promised us that if we memorized a certain number of hymns and sang them for her, we would get a hymnal of our very own. I still have my hymnal, but even better, I still have many of those hymns in my mind, and I can sing them as I am going about my daily life - all because of Mrs. Taylor. She demonstrated her love and care and concern for her junior choir members and youth choir members and she encouraged us and cheered us on. What a wonderful blessing her ministry was in my life. I am grieved to know that Mrs. Taylor is no longer walking the earth with me, but I know I can look forward to singing with her again one day. May God be with you in your time of loss.
