“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” Proverbs
27:17
Today my hair is not in curlers. Today I did not do my
make-up. Today I unpacked the bag that was my life for the past two and a half
months. Today is day one on the other side of my first through the woods
experience since getting into Texas.
It has been 12 years since I've auditioned for anything or had to sing solo in front of any large number
of people. Music and theater had been such an enormous part of
my life but then I got pregnant with Baby Bear and the music faded and died out
and a different chapter of life began. In 12 years I have become a much
different person. For the better, I believe, because who really wants to be the
same after 12 years of life. Though not to say that I am not whole, Christ has
ensured that for me, for the last 12 years a part of me has been missing.
I knew it but couldn't name it. My family perceived it but
couldn't place it. My husband was a bit oblivious to it but such is life and I
love him despite it. And then, after closing night of a 6 show a week for 5 weeks
run, my husband says, “You are so much more animated and lively now.” And that’s
when it hit me. I've changed. I’m different. If this production of All Shook Up
had a patron show I would say it would be Into the Woods. I went into the woods
in October when I auditioned for All Shook Up at the local community theater. I
didn't know I was journeying, I just thought I was catching up on something I hadn't
done in a while. But God had other, much bigger plans. Something was ignited
and a piece of me was remembered. And now I’m through and different for it.
I can’t express how grateful I am to each and every person
in the cast for being a part of my experience. God used you all in more mighty
ways than you can imagine. You all helped me through the woods and I have been
changed, by each and every one of you, for good.
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