As I
sit
here
writing
this
email
I
have
to
shake
my
head
just
to
grasp
the
truth
that
on
this
day
Dec
11th,
1999
was
my
last
concert
as a
member
of
The
Cathedral
Quartet.
Eight
years
ago
the
music
stopped.
I'm
so
glad
the
recordings
live
on
and
on.
This
is
one
of
the
reasons
we
(EH&SS)
try
our
best
each
night
........
you
never
know
when
the
music
will
stop.
When
we
sang
that
last
concert
in
Akron
Ohio
that
date
was
set
a
year
prior
as
the
"last"
date.
Little
did
we
know
that
Co-founder
Glen
Payne
would
not
make
it
and
would
pass
away
before
that
last
show.
Thinking
about
all
this
leaves
me
sad
and
missing
all
my
buddies
.......
Glen,
George,
Roger
and
Scott.
We
had
some
great
days
together
.....
we
really
did!
I
found
a
home
movie
/
VHS
the
other
day
of
all
us
just
goofing
off
on
the
road
.....
it
was
really
neat
to
watch.
As
the
song
says,
"Precious
Memories....
how
they
linger."
I
love
the
word
"perspective."
The
state
of
one's
mind
and
ideas
with
facts
known
to
one.
The
problem
with
one's
perspective
is
that
the
facts
can
get
clouded
very
quick
and
hurt
your
world
view.
If
one
cares
to
take
a
second
look
or
chooses
to
live
above
the
fray
then
ones
perspective
can
save
you
and
your
well
being.
You
do
not
have
to
lose
perspective
.....
you
can
keep
everything
in
a
healthy
point
of
view.
How?
You
have
to
stay
"grateful."
Being
grateful
keeps
the
soil
of
the
heart
very
soft
so
that
discouragement
cannot
not
take
root
and
grow
and
cloud
your
thinking.
I
told
a
friend
(someone
in
the
biz)
last
week
who
came
to
see
the
Gaither
show
in
Lexington,
KY
that
I am
having
the
time
of
my
life
with
Signature
Sound.
Not
because
I
did
not
enjoy
my
time
with
The
Cats
....
I
did
......
it's
just
that
after
the
music
stopped
I
thought
my
Quartet
days
were
gone.......
over!
I
never
dreamed
(well
I
dreamed
but
only
dreamed)
that
I
would
have
a
group
and
have
any
success
that
could
come
close
to
what
I
experience
with
my
favorite
group
The
Cathedrals.
Having
this
new
perspective
has
helped
me
let
a
lot
of
things
go
that
would
have
other
wise
got
me
down
and
discouraged.
As I
told
my
friend
.......
"I'm
just
happy
to
be
back
out
here
quarteting
it
again.
(I
know
that
is
not
a
word
but
it
is
apart
of
my
lexicon
......
Quarteting)
I
heard
a
story
the
other
day
about
a
kid
who
was
a
highly
recruited
football
running
back
out
high
school
who
started
having
pain
in
his
leg.
The
doctor
checked
him
out
and
everyone
thought
it
was
probably
a
sprain
or
some
other
minor
problem.
When
the
test
came
back
the
doctor
had
the
sad
job
of
informing
him
that
the
test
showed
a
rare
bone
cancer
that
would
spread
and
kill
him
if
they
did
not
remove
his
leg.
As
you
can
imagine
.....
he
was
crushed.
No
college,
no
NFL,
no
more
running.
As
the
story
goes
.......
the
boy
went
to
the
hospital
and
went
under
the
knife
to
have
his
leg
removed.
When
the
doctor
opened
him
up
and
was
able
to
see
for
himself
what
was
going
on
inside
the
young
mans
leg,
he
realized
that
the
test
were
wrong
and
he
did
not
have
to
have
his
leg
taken
from
him.
When
the
boy
woke
up
and
saw
his
leg
still
there
and
was
told
the
good
news
he
cried
and
sobbed
like
a
baby
........
He
was
so
grateful
that
He
had
his
leg
and
his
dreams
of
playing
football
again.
The
story
closed
by
the
boy
saying
that
everyday
he
gets
out
of
bed
everyday
and
kneels
thanking
God
that
he
can
walk,
that
he
can
run,
that
he
is
healthy.
What
happened
here
is
he
has
a
new
point
of
view
.....
his
perspective
changed
and
now
He
is
forever
Grateful!
I
bet
He
may
have
a
bad
game
or
miss
a
play
here
and
there
but
I
bet
he
does
not
"obsess"
over
it
for
He
knows
He
is
just
happy
to
be
back
out
on
the
field
again.
I
know
since
my
knee surgery
(that
has
taken
me a
good
year
to
bounce
fully
back
from)
that
not
a
day
goes
by I
do
not
thank
God
for
being
able
to
go
up
and
down
stairs
again.
Something
simple
that
you
never
even
thank
God
for
is
now
an
opportunity
to
praise
Him.
Now,
I
think
about
things
that
have
not
been
taken
away
and
praise
Him
right
away.
To
be
able
to
think,
to
be
able
to
walk
when
I
have
to park
far
away,
for
being
able
to
hear
the neighbors
dog
barking
in
the
back
yard
as I
try
to
rest.
On
and
on I
could
go
but
the
point
is
We
have
a
lot
to
be
grateful
for
if
we
would
only
change
our
perspective.
Gaither
and
I
were
talking
on
my
bus
the
other
day
and
he
said,
"God
save
me
from
cynicism
and
an
ungrateful
spirit."
Amen
to
that!
We
are
so
blessed
......
God
has
given
all
of
us
so
much
and
we
seem
to
major
on
things
that
will
not
even
be
apart
of
our
thinking
6
months
from
now.
God
forgive
us!!!!!!!!!!!!
The
Psalms
say
that
our
days
are
to
be
numbered
.......
all
of
us
are
ticking
off
the
minutes
and
days
of
our
lives.
To
spend
them
down,
blue,
ungrateful,
and
discouraged
is a
sin!
Maybe
the
biggest
sin
we
could
ever
commit.
Don't
take
your
spouse
for
granted
......
they
will
not
always
be
there.
Don't
take
your
job
more
serious
than
your
kids
and
your
friends
........
Nobody
dying
in a
hospital
says
bring
me
my
money
and
my
awards
.....
they
want
those
they
love
around
them.
Don't
leave
this
world
with
regrets.
LIVE
and
LOVE
like
there
is
no
tomorrow
.......
remember,
our
days
are
numbered
and
the
music
will
stop.
Make
sure
you
live
your
life
in
such
a
way
that
you
leave
recordings
that
will
play
over
and
over
in
the
minds
of
everyone
you
have
come
in
contact
with
in
your
numbered
days.
Make
the
music
sweet
..........
make
sure
the
recordings
are
full
of
wonderful
harmony
with
no
discord.
There
is a
sign
that
is
on
the
wall
of
my
bedroom
that
Lisa
hung
up
over
her
night
stand
that
says,
"Always
Kiss
Me
Goodnight!"
Every
night
that
I am
home
I do
just
that
.....
and
for
every
night
that
I
was
away
I
make
up
for
it.
If
the
music
stops
for
us
tomorrow
I
have
no
regrets.
She
has
no
doubts
and
neither
do
I.
My
good
friend
Gordon
Mote
has
a
new
song
called
"Don't
Let
Me
Miss
The
Glory"
In
everything
we
see
God
has
His
finger
print
upon
it.
Gordon
cannot
see.
He
has
been
blind
since
his
birth.
It
is
something
very humbling
to
be
reminded
by
someone
who
cannot
see
that
we
are
not
seeing.
Why
not
change
our
"perspective"
and
be
"grateful"
for
what
we
"do"
have
instead
of
what
we
don't
have
and
start
experiencing
the
glory
in
living
and
giving
ourselves
everyday.
Ernie
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