I'm sitting here listening to one of my favorite singers.

My mom is singing Breath of Heaven at the Family Lord's Supper tonight. She always says she doesn't like to sing solos. She'd rather sing with someone else if she has to sing at all. She's awesome though. Some of my earliest memories are of sitting on the front row at some venue gazing up at one or both of my parents while they sing. I was usually singing along with them, too, since I knew all the words to just about every song they would sing. Mom and Dad are singing another oldie but goodie this Sunday. It's called More Than Wonderful. I know all the words to that one so if you happen to be in the Crosspoint service this Sunday, look back at the soundboard because the audio tech will be singing along with them. One of my favorite things is listening to my parents sing. They are both gifted individually as singers, and when they come together in a duet, it's magical. Their voices blend in perfect harmony. A lot like their relationship. They perform so well together because they love each other and understand each other and neither acts like a diva, which a lot of people do when they are as talented as my parents and even when they are nowhere near as talented as my parents.

I also love that my super-talented parents never pushed us Risinger kids to pursue music. Granted, we all participated in various plays and musicals throughout our childhood, but that was just for fun. Then, as we got older, we all decided to enjoy music in our own ways. I took piano and voice lessons for a few months before deciding I didn't care enough to put in the time or effort to do well. I sang worship songs in youth group and at the Porch in college but that's pretty much the extent of my musical abilities.

Jon is good at rhythms so he can play some percussion instruments. He also taught himself how to play the piano, mostly chords but he does pretty well. He's also started singing more and is the master of memorization. Jon has also been the one to introduce me to new and interesting artists.

Music comes naturally to Micah. He started playing piano, then mastered the guitar and decided to pick up the bass guitar and drums. His voice has really blossomed since moving to Georgia. There are times when he and Dad are singing that I cannot tell them apart. He is constantly writing songs and arranging others. I cannot wait to see how God uses his immense musical talent in the future.

Another one of my favorite things is to get the whole family together to sing something. I think it's pretty awesome that music is something we can do together as a family. Just call us the vonRisinger Family Singers!