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This is our very serious cast picture. Some people look fantastic when they don’t smile.Others just look grumpy. Practicing music. The Soundry Space before setting up for the show. Love the garage door!! It made for a thrilling back drop. Figuring out physical pictures. (ie, ways to make yourself sore in the morning.) This weekendContinue reading “Soundry Poe Show”

Nick, sweet young Nick. My little brother likes a girl! I can’t believe he’s old enough to like a girl! But he does. And what’s more–she likes him back! She is apparently wonderful. I asked him what he liked about her and he said something about how she is so happy. I love that! WhileContinue reading “Baby Brother”

Sunday afternoon thoughts: It’s too cold. I need to read scriptures. I’m so glad I didn’t eat my tuna melt last night at the restaurant because it tastes so good in my belly right now! My girls in young women are incredible. They started a new program that they call “warm and fuzzies”. They madeContinue reading “Sunday Thoughts”

I’m in Roanoke, VA staying in a wonderful motel. The sheets are white and crisp and clean. The shower was heaven and I am luxuriating in the morning. We opened the show in Floyd last night after doing a great workshop at the local high school. It was a great day. Last night, we droveContinue reading “The magic of motels”

New Quarter. Less chill time. But–I still love and adore my job. Just less chill time. So, as promised, here is an exploration of the things that I personally love. I feel the need to make these lists so that I don’t make up new answers to these questions just to appease the hot guyContinue reading “Favorites Part 1”

My friend Morgan and I were discussing how as women in the church, we dream in compromises. We choose careers that fit conveniently with the goal of family. Her goal is to teach music out of her home and to perform in community theatre productions in her spare time. I currently have a great jobContinue reading “Compromise”

I am a successful, hot, single lady. It is a Friday night in DC. What am I doing, you ask? Well, let me tell you . . . 1. Eat leftover porkchops. (mmmm tasty!)2. Read Dan Brown’s latest book.3. Prepare a handout for my online seminar for tomorrow.4. Email people.5. Fall asleep on the couch.6.Continue reading “Friday Night Excitement”

I think I’m pmsing. I stayed up late to catch NieNie on Oprah last night. As I think back to different parts of the interview, I keep welling up in tears. There’s something life changing just looking at them. Her looks defy literal description, but the only words that I could imagine as I lookedContinue reading “True Beauty”

Today was the last day of my Ethics class. I loved this class! Today they were to present on an ethical dilemma. They were to choose a controversial topic and discuss it using the tools we had discussed throughout class. They prepared great powerpoints, brought in outside perspectives, etc. One student interviewed a pastor atContinue reading “How to become the most popular teacher without really trying”