Ahavat Hashem

I was trying to find something interesting to call my blog and so today I started looking for Hebrew words with unique meanings. I found one phrase that I think will become my favorite and because it is my new blog address, I wanted to explain it to you. Ahavat Hashem means "The love of God." It is a phrase that comes from the word "Ahavah" which is Hebrew for "love." So there you go! What beautiful words to speak out loud. If you want to try it, say it like this: (ah-ha-VAT ha-SHEM).

Following my dreams

Life is crazy right now, but I'm enjoying every minute of it. Well, maybe not every minute :) Sometimes the craziness of it becomes so rediculous (I can't even spell it) that I just stop and wonder what I am doing living a life like this. Then I remember that I am living my dream, and working towards the next one. That is what keeps me going, and that is what will help me to achieve my goals. In less than two months I am going to spend a week at Juilliard. I will be listening to the teaching of Itzalk Perlman, the most famous violinist in the world. What kind of a dream is that? To spend a week in the place idolized by musicians and actors and everyone else in the arts, as a spectator of the goings on there, and to watch the movement of a city so full of life that it is known all over the world is such a dream come true that I can't even imagine its reality. What a God I serve that He has brought me to the foot of this mountain that I have seen my whole life as through a telescope. Now I see its curves and cliffs and I realize that only I can take the first step. This gorgeous creation of God called music has been a part of my heart forever, and now God has given me the means to climb this mountain and stand at the top and sing his praises. Can you see that picture...me standing in the wind on the highest peak and playing my violin to His glory? I can because He has given me the gift of talent, the desire for success, and a passion for music that no one can take away. I pray that you find the one thing that makes your heart sing, and when you do don't ever let it go.