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What a year this has been! I've been so busy trying to enjoy Christmas vacation with my girls the last week or so that I haven't been on the computer much... that's why there haven't been many blog posts lately - I hope you understand, since I'm sure most of you are busy with your families this time of year as well!
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I got around to filling in my 2010 calendar a bit early this year, sitting down with it yesterday to get it ready for hanging up on Friday. Memories of this post came flooding back as I started working on it.
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I have several designs in my etsy shop that I've marked down for an end-of-the-year sale... click here to browse them... it's time to make way for new designs in the new year! Sale prices will remain until Jan. 3rd.
Have a safe and fun New Year's Eve!
We had a visitor today!
Karis is three months old, isn't it amazing how fast they grow and change?
The girls were enamored with her. And it's no wonder, she is such a sweet baby!
For nine shows this weekend, our church opened its doors to anyone who wanted to come for a musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol. This was hands down the most amazing production I have ever been a part of in my life. I will cherish it in my heart forever.
A few years ago, I was faced with the ugly truth that I handled deadline pressure very poorly (very. nuf said.) I was so broken by my bad behavior that I asked God to change me, I knew it was the only way. Since that time, He has faithfully put a handful of women in my path for me to watch and learn from their example how it can be done.
As part of this journey, I was introduced to and worked with Michele Cohen, who was part of the director/writer team for A Christmas Carol. She is fun, smart, and was so gracious under pressure - I feel honored that God allowed me to learn from her example these last few months. Thank you, Michele, for being faithful - you touched my life.
Me & Michele
This group of 25+ women were in a room the size of a living room (as our dressing room) for 3 days straight, and we had so much fun, I cannot even begin to tell you! Olde English dancing townspeople know how to enjoy our downtime...
Love you, girls!!! (I wish I had pictures of you all!)
Rachael, Me & Katie
Kathy, Jennifer, Holly, Lauren A., Lauren B., Aimee
Kathy & I
The most powerful part of the production was the scene where Scrooge is faced with the future if he does not change his ways. Add "The Carol of the Bells", dry ice, angels and demons battling for his soul, fire exploding from the stage - we ladies in hoods with bells were humbled to be part of that scene!
There will come
An inescapable day
When rods of shepherds
And kings' scepters
Side by side will lay
Me & Holly
Dance Revolution - they look scary but their hearts are gold!
Crazy chicks in the hood...
I've heard it said that when you serve, you are changed as much as the ones you are serving. I know this is true, because I'll never be the same after this weekend.
I just have a few moments to write a post, life has been crazy here! I have a pile of pictures to edit and share from New York, but haven't had the time to sit here to do it. I have new designs I want to put in my etsy shop for Christmas, hopefully soon!
One of the things keeping me busy is the rehearsals for our church's Christmas program - an adaptation of The Christmas Carol. I'm a dancing townsperson in Christmas Past. Oh, and just last week, our group of dancers was told we also get to play another part later in the production with these:
We got all excited - another part, yippee!
Playing with the music for "The Carol of the Bells" for the Christmas Future scene!
Then they told us the church rented these bells, and due to the rarity of the set, they were flown in from Pennsylvania. When they started telling us how much it would be to replace each bell... yikes! By the time we started practicing with them, we were treating them like glass!
"My" bell is huge (the bell is 7" tall without the handle), it's like the one on the right in the above picture, and it is so heavy, my arm was sore the first night. But, oh, it is so fun.
God gave us memories that we might have roses in December.
-- John M. Barrie
Taken in my aunt's hallway during our wonderful Thanksgiving visit in New York last week.
Self Portrait Challenge is going "Red" this month - stop by and see, maybe even participate yourself!
