A Band Family is Forever

I know that I am behind on my posts but this needs to be put before anything else.

As many of you probably already know, American Fork Marching Band had a very tragic accident late Saturday night while driving home from a competition in Pocatello. Heather Christensen tried to save the bus from going off the road, in her efforts she did save everyone else on the bus, but lost her life.

Band is a family, once you're part of the band, you are always family. It breaks my heart to know about this tragic accident. My first year of band we lost a family member to another accident. It was hard to deal with, we had a lot of support from the community. Band was a big part of my life, I made lots of really good friends there. After each competition we would gather around the singing tree outside the band room and sing "friends" when we first started singing this it didn't mean much, but after our loss in 96 it meant a lot, even now reading the lyrics brings tears to my eyes.

On Tuesday night, the 13th, there will be many of us going to there competition at BYU, we will all be wearing red and sitting together. I hope that you all will join us to support the band. They will be dedicating this performance to Heather. I still remember walking out onto that field the night we dedicated our performance to Tanya...it was very emotional. I hope that everyone can be there for the band.

Friends

Packing up the dreams God planted

In the fertile soil of you

I can't believe the hopes He's granted

Means a chapter of your life is through

But we'll keep you close as always

It won't even seem you've gone

'Cause our hearts in big and small ways

Will keep the love that keeps us strong

And friends are friends forever

If the Lord's the Lord of them

And a friend will not say never

'Cause the welcome will not end

Though it's hard to let you go

In the Father's hands we know

That a lifetime's not too long

To live as friends

And with the faith and love God's given

Springing from the hope we know

We will pray the joy you live in

Is the strength that now you show

We'll keep you close as always

It won't even seem you've gone

'Cause our hearts in big and small ways

Will keep the love that keeps us strong

And friends are friends forever

If the Lord's the Lord of them

And a friend will not say never

'Cause the welcome will not end

Though it's hard to let you go

In the Father's hands we know

That a lifetime's not too long

To live as friends

And friends are friends forever

If the Lord's the Lord of them

And a friend will not say never

'Cause the welcome will not end

Though it's hard to let you go

In the Father's hands we know

That a lifetime's not too long

To live as friendsTo live as friends

Though it's hard to let you go

In the Father's hands we know

That a lifetime's not too long

To live as friends

No a lifetime's not too long

To live as friends