Diana, an 87-year-old woman in England, moved the crowd to tears with her first piano composition, ‘Dreams,’ at Newcastle station.
We all face seasons when grief feels too heavy to carry. But God has a way of surprising us with new gifts right when we need them most.
A Little Girl Who Loved Music More Than School
Diana started playing piano when she was four years old. She loved music so much that she would skip school just to play.
“I used to sneak off at school, and I used to play piano instead of doing my work,” she said.
Her family got upset with her for missing class, but Diana could not stay away from the piano.
She wanted to go to the Royal Academy to study music, but it never happened. So Diana joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) because they had a band. That decision changed her life forever.
Love at First Sight
Diana met Phil while they both played in the RAF band. “It was love at first sight,” she remembered.
They went to eat at a place called the Nappy so often that the staff saved them a special table. Workers would tell other customers, “You can’t sit there. That’s Phil and Diana’s.”
They got married in 1958. Diana called Phil “a very kind man” and said “we only had eyes for each other.”
They stayed married for 63 years. But Phil got Parkinson’s disease six years before he died. This made their last years together very hard.
Losing the Love of Her Life
After Phil died, Diana felt completely lost. “That first year without him, I don’t remember much about it, to be quite honest,” she said. Many people who lose their spouse know this feeling well.
When Music Became Her Comfort
One night, Diana felt really sad and went to her piano. She started playing without thinking about it.
“I was just dreaming. I was dreaming on the piano with improvising. And somehow, out of that came a tune,” she explained.
What happened next shocked Diana. “I just went with it, really. And suddenly, I found that I can write music, something that I never thought I would do in my life.”
Discovering a Gift She Never Knew She Had
At 87 years old, she discovered she could compose music.
Writing this song changed how Diana felt about her life. “I felt different because I kind of realized that I was working on something. I was feeling that this is not the end,” she said.
The song ‘Dreams’ became her way to remember Phil and find comfort.
Finding Confidence She Never Had Before
Diana had always doubted her musical skills, just like Phil doubted his photography. “I never believed that I was actually good enough,” she admitted. Phil was a great photographer but never thought he was the best.
When Diana played ‘Dreams’ for people for the first time, she thought about Phil. “I think he’d be very proud and I think he would like it. I think he would love it actually,” she said.
Never Too Late to Follow Your Dreams
Diana wants other people to know something important. “I would like to say to people never to give up on your dreams because I’m living mine at my age.” She proves that age does not stop God from giving us new purposes.
God can turn our worst pain into something beautiful. Diana’s story shows us that He never wastes our hurt. Sometimes He uses our darkest times to show us gifts we never knew we had.
Diana found her gift at 87, which means it is never too late for any of us.
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