Brad and Bailey both did an amazing job at their piano recital tonight. It is unlike any recital I have ever been to, and we were just blown away by it. Rather than play typical piano pieces, the majority of the kids played and sang worship music. By the time it was all over, we had done a lot of praising and enjoyed the God-given talents of some incredibly gifted kids.This is Mr. Nate, the coolest piano teacher around. You may recognize him, if you listen to a lot of Christian music. He's Nate Sallie. His current radio hit is "Lone Ranger." What an amazing teacher. Last year, Bradley was begging to quit piano. Once we found Mr. Nate, everything changed. I am so impressed with him. He is a class act, and my kids are light years ahead of where they would be without him. It's hard for me to remember that Bailey only started taking last summer.
Of course, being in Nashville, we just happened to sit directly behind Mr. Toby Mac, a fact that would have gone completely unrecognized by me if Brandon hadn't pointed it out. His son rocked the house on the drums during the band segment of the night. And that's David Morris up there on the piano jamming out "Mighty to Save." So great!

Sorry you couldn't be there? I thought you might be. So feel free to watch the Swords kids in action. I think they were fantastic!