Last month I had the privilege of attending my daughter's incredible High School production of "Nothin' Much" - a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing". It was fabulous!!! It was a musical. It had several 50's & 60's tunes strewn throughout the script that made it a lot of FUN!
The best part, for me, was watching Emily emulate a character that is nothing like herself. She played the female villain -- which, for this particular version, was a rebel-girl in a black leather jacket who ran around with the cigarette-smoking, naughty boys who did their very best to stir up trouble wherever they could. Her amazing ability to portray the part was remarkable! It's an awesome experience to watch your child blossom before your very eyes. As a mom I've always imagined my daughter succeeding at great things in her lifetime....but, when you have a "front-row" seat to its very happening --it is phenomenal, to say the least!!! Her stage-presence, her facial expressions, the way she can "speak" without saying a word, her confident movements across the stage & her amazing delivery of every word of every line are just a few of her incredible feats onstage.
God has blessed Emily with so many talents & abilities, and she has the motivation & aspirations to make the most of her opportunities that He gives her to use those gifts. Having been a very determined little girl from the day she was born, it is neat to watch God work in her and grow her into such a unique individual. I thank God so often for His mighty presence in Emily's life. I pray that she will continue to follow hard after Jesus and rely on His all-sufficient grace to be the fuel that drives her wherever her dreams take her in life.
