Cathy Turner.

Cathy Turner was a woman who taught me, but more importantly, she inspired me. She was my music teacher starting in 3rd grade. I was in Lower School Chorus, which was just the beginning of music in my life. In middle school, I found myself moving away from singing and playing in the high school band at our school from 6th-8th grade, which was definitely a huge opportunity as a middle school student to be playing with high school students. In middle school, I lost my voice. Not literally, but I did forget my love of singing. So.....freshman year of high school I joined chorus. I mostly just did it to be with my friends and I really didn't think that I was that talented. I wanted to think I was, but I didn't believe it. While in Belgium the summer after 9th grade, a woman heard me singing and playing the piano with some other people. She said "When you have a gift like that, it isn't something you hide. It is something that you use to glorify God!" It finally clicked. So on my return to school for 10th grade, I auditioned for the acapella group at my high school called Windsong. I was shocked when I found out that I made it. As the year continued, I grew in my love of music and I actually felt like I had some sort of talent that had been given to me by God. Mrs. Turner was the one who taught me most of what I know about music. But, she showed me more than that. She showed me how to live a Godly life. A life that is fully devoted to our Saviour. The faith that she had was the most inspiring thing, and it continues to inspire me to this day. She had a perseverance like no other, doing the amount of work at our school and her church that took at least 3 people to take over what she did herself. I can't believe it has been 3 years. It feels like just yesterday, but at the same time, it feels like an eternity ago. I will never forget everything that she did for me. I miss her so much, but I can be happy knowing that she is in Heaven with our Lord and Saviour and I will see her again someday.