It is time to be thankful! I am pretty much thankful for everything in my life but I want to list a few (or several) things that I am very very thankful for. (In no particular order) I am thankful for:
My husband...I often think how different my life would be if we had never met, and I don't like the outcome. He is my perfect half, we are a team.
God....for creating this world and creating me in His image
Jesus....without God sending His son Jesus to the cross my life would be meaningless and very very sad.
Books....I can't even imagine a life without books. Had I never been to Hogwarts, or District 12, or Neverland, or any other imaginary world life would be boring
Contacts....I am so blind and am so thankful I don't have to wear glasses all the time.
Weasley.....as silly as this sounds this little hamster has brought so much joy to my life.
My Family...of course.
Pickles...YUM
Apple Pie....YUM
Music....so many bands/songs have helped me get through different stages in my life or have helped me express things I could not put into words.
The Classic Crime....nuff said
Cars....I would hate to have to walk in the cold.
Cell Phones....I love being able to get a hold of people where ever I am
RadioU...I have something to listen to while I sit at work all day.
Theatre....the fact that I can be someone else for a few hours is the most amazing thing ever. People who don't appreciate live theatre are lame.
Movies and TV...a given
Homeschooling....I can't wait to be part of that group someday
My church family....as I am saying farewell to them and I can't help but be thankful for the love and support so many of them have shown me.
This the season to be thankful...what are you thankful for?
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Please catch me!
Right now I am the Queen in Snow White. I love playing the villain.
I have been acting for a lot of years, like 11 and I've been in a lot of shows..like 20 and this is the first time I have had to faint and someone catch me. It is terrifying! If I just had to faint and fall on my own I would be fine with it, but the fact that my whole body is in someone else's hands is so stressful.
I literally have been stressing about it for a couple months. The guy who catches me is trained and a really good friend of mine and I 100% trust him to catch me, but for some reason I just could not let myself just trust him. In fact, on Sunday I had a melt down and started to cry, I just couldn't contain myself.
Last night we were practicing in the lobby on the carpet and we nailed it a few times, then it was time for the actual scene on the actual (hard) stage. I could feel my heart beating the whole scene, and right before I was supposed to fall I had serious butterflies. Then it was time to faint, and I just did it.
We NAILED it!
The show opens on Saturday and last night we had a really great rehearsal...let's do this!
I have been acting for a lot of years, like 11 and I've been in a lot of shows..like 20 and this is the first time I have had to faint and someone catch me. It is terrifying! If I just had to faint and fall on my own I would be fine with it, but the fact that my whole body is in someone else's hands is so stressful.
I literally have been stressing about it for a couple months. The guy who catches me is trained and a really good friend of mine and I 100% trust him to catch me, but for some reason I just could not let myself just trust him. In fact, on Sunday I had a melt down and started to cry, I just couldn't contain myself.
Last night we were practicing in the lobby on the carpet and we nailed it a few times, then it was time for the actual scene on the actual (hard) stage. I could feel my heart beating the whole scene, and right before I was supposed to fall I had serious butterflies. Then it was time to faint, and I just did it.
We NAILED it!
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
A Broken Heart
Change is something I usually LOVE! I was raised in three different homes, back and forth ALL THE TIME! My mom moved all the time, I'm used to not being in the same place for too long. Since we have been married, Matt and I have moved 3 times, it is something I'm okay with. This move however, is breaking my heart. Don't get me wrong, I am ECSTATIC to move to Edwardsville, it is 25 minutes from my siblings, my best friend Danny lives there, my old pal Nath lives there, there is always stuff going on there, I can't wait.
BUT
As I sit in my office at the church and people tell me "you are going to truly be missed"..."what are we going to do without you guys"...."we can't replace you guys"..."I can't believe you are leaving"...etc, my heart breaks more and more. People have even said "you guys have done some amazing things at the church....more than you realize." I'm not saying all this to brag on Matt and myself, because we didn't do those things....God did. He blessed me with a passion for kids/teens, he gave Matt the passion for learning and sharing that with others. We do what we do because it was what the Lord called us to do at our church.
As I write this, I can feel the tears building behind my eyes...I didn't think it would be this hard. On Sunday at my AWANA table I felt like someone hit me in the stomach with a baseball bat, it hit me all at once, I'm going to have to tell these kids who have become part of my family that I am leaving. Every week most of them come with their verses already memorized and they can't wait to prove to me that they know it. They smile from ear to ear when I give them a high five or act totally shocked when they memorized a really long verse. I have a Kindergartener at my table as well, and he is the only one who can't read so him and I work so hard on his verses and sometimes he doesn't even get one memorized in a night, but we work hard and I know he is trying. When he smiles cause he got a part right it melts my heart. When I stand in front of all the kids and act like a fool, jumping around and singing and dancing while they follow along the best the can I feel like the happiest person in the world.
When I think about leaving my youth group I almost cry...every....time. We had our very last lock-in of all time a few weeks ago...it was bittersweet. I can't even put into words how I feel about those kids.
The last two months of my time here have come and I can't handle it. It hurts to wake up and know I have one less day here. I know that we are doing this because it is what the Lord has asked us to do. He has asked Matt to go back to school because He asked me to be a stay at home mom, when the time is right, and in order for that to happened Matt needs a good job.We must be obedient. I can't write anymore right now.
To my church family reading this, you'll never know what you mean to me.
Until we meet again....
Sierra
BUT
As I sit in my office at the church and people tell me "you are going to truly be missed"..."what are we going to do without you guys"...."we can't replace you guys"..."I can't believe you are leaving"...etc, my heart breaks more and more. People have even said "you guys have done some amazing things at the church....more than you realize." I'm not saying all this to brag on Matt and myself, because we didn't do those things....God did. He blessed me with a passion for kids/teens, he gave Matt the passion for learning and sharing that with others. We do what we do because it was what the Lord called us to do at our church.
As I write this, I can feel the tears building behind my eyes...I didn't think it would be this hard. On Sunday at my AWANA table I felt like someone hit me in the stomach with a baseball bat, it hit me all at once, I'm going to have to tell these kids who have become part of my family that I am leaving. Every week most of them come with their verses already memorized and they can't wait to prove to me that they know it. They smile from ear to ear when I give them a high five or act totally shocked when they memorized a really long verse. I have a Kindergartener at my table as well, and he is the only one who can't read so him and I work so hard on his verses and sometimes he doesn't even get one memorized in a night, but we work hard and I know he is trying. When he smiles cause he got a part right it melts my heart. When I stand in front of all the kids and act like a fool, jumping around and singing and dancing while they follow along the best the can I feel like the happiest person in the world.
When I think about leaving my youth group I almost cry...every....time. We had our very last lock-in of all time a few weeks ago...it was bittersweet. I can't even put into words how I feel about those kids.
The last two months of my time here have come and I can't handle it. It hurts to wake up and know I have one less day here. I know that we are doing this because it is what the Lord has asked us to do. He has asked Matt to go back to school because He asked me to be a stay at home mom, when the time is right, and in order for that to happened Matt needs a good job.We must be obedient. I can't write anymore right now.
To my church family reading this, you'll never know what you mean to me.
Until we meet again....
Sierra
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