By the time this column is in print, I should have completed a mission I set out to accomplish this summer.

Truth be told, I set out to do the same mission last year — and a similar version of it the year before that.

And maybe even the year before that.

This summer, finally, I’ve put my full effort into accomplishing this goal — and I may have aimed too high. Still, the train is on the track and should arrive Sunday morning at my church.

I plan to play a song on the piano during the offertory. Our church's choir takes time off in the summer, and the church invites members to sign up for a Sunday. Back in May, August seemed like a long time away — plenty of time to learn to play a song.

After all, I was a good piano player.

Turns out, the emphasis should be on the past tense of that

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