Tomorrow I start play auditions. I chose and easy fun show this year. I hope that the kids enjoy it. I consider it easy because the set design and costuming are extremely easy and inexpensive, and it's a show I have done a few times before so making decisions for blocking are much easier than with a show that I have never done before. I hope I can keep a journal of my thoughts for this show as I get closer to the performances.
My only concern right now is that I am a little low on the numbers for auditions, but that usually works itself out. I'll try to keep the notes together with this one.
So, my reading is doing well, and I thin k the goal of 10,000 pages for this year is going to be easily reached. I just finished Par for the Course by Ray Blackston. I like his light humor and take on life in his series, and I like that it is set in Charleston close to home.. The book totals 241 pages. I don't think I have marked that I finished James Patterson's 4th of July too. It is another of the Women's Murder Club mysteries. I am one of those people who will read an entire series if I find that I like the first ones.. This is shaping up to be true with these books. They are quick reads for me. This book had about 320 pages. I'll do math about how many pages I have so far this year.. I am doing well though!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
God knows better...
Last week was a hard week for me. I struggled in my prayer life and I cried out to God that I did not understand...
A girl that I teach with, diane, has her office across the hall from my class and we always say hi. She just had her second child in October and I have enjoyed chatting about the various stages with children. Her girls are thre and newborn and mone are 10 and 12 now.
Over New Year's, Diane's husband was diagnosed with with a brain tumor.. bad location, growing fast, losing basic thinking and movement.. all in the space of weeks. A group of us teachers have been praying and Diane has been blogging about all of the experiences because it is an easy way to let everyone know what updates there are daily. About 2 weeks ago, Diane and Mike went to Duke to see if he could be a part of one of their Cancer trials. Just after arriving, Mike went downhill quickly, the tumor grew by 30% while they were in Durham and Mike ended up in ICU in a coma and the doctors said there was nothing they could d, that it was a matter of days.
I prayed diligently, but I found myself questioning God about this.. Why someone so young? why can't miracles happen? why should diane and the girls not have their husband and father? why can't these doctors so something more?
Diane decided to have Mike moved back to Columbia. There was nothing Duke could do, and she wanted to be home to deal with all of this. Finally, Diane got everything together to bring Mike home (insurance, ICU opening at Lexington, medical flight, etc..) I spent quite a while in prayer that night. And then I went to sleep. I woke up at 2:00 am. I knew something had happened, but did not know what. I felt a peace about Mike and Diane. All of this happened on Wednesday.
Starting on Thursday, Diane began to blog about small miracles. Mike regained consciesness before the flight. He woke up again in COlumbia. He started breathing on his own again. He recognized her and the girls, he spoke, he left ICU for a regular hospital room... the list keeps going on.
So basically, God waited until there was no hope... until Diane had been told that her husband would die in the next few days.. He let me be angry and frustrated, and when it was HIS time, he moved..
I do not know how this story will end. I pray for a complete miracle.. One that allows Mike to watch his girls grow up and always remember this mricale in their lives.. A miracle that all of us have been praying for and continue to pray for.
A girl that I teach with, diane, has her office across the hall from my class and we always say hi. She just had her second child in October and I have enjoyed chatting about the various stages with children. Her girls are thre and newborn and mone are 10 and 12 now.
Over New Year's, Diane's husband was diagnosed with with a brain tumor.. bad location, growing fast, losing basic thinking and movement.. all in the space of weeks. A group of us teachers have been praying and Diane has been blogging about all of the experiences because it is an easy way to let everyone know what updates there are daily. About 2 weeks ago, Diane and Mike went to Duke to see if he could be a part of one of their Cancer trials. Just after arriving, Mike went downhill quickly, the tumor grew by 30% while they were in Durham and Mike ended up in ICU in a coma and the doctors said there was nothing they could d, that it was a matter of days.
I prayed diligently, but I found myself questioning God about this.. Why someone so young? why can't miracles happen? why should diane and the girls not have their husband and father? why can't these doctors so something more?
Diane decided to have Mike moved back to Columbia. There was nothing Duke could do, and she wanted to be home to deal with all of this. Finally, Diane got everything together to bring Mike home (insurance, ICU opening at Lexington, medical flight, etc..) I spent quite a while in prayer that night. And then I went to sleep. I woke up at 2:00 am. I knew something had happened, but did not know what. I felt a peace about Mike and Diane. All of this happened on Wednesday.
Starting on Thursday, Diane began to blog about small miracles. Mike regained consciesness before the flight. He woke up again in COlumbia. He started breathing on his own again. He recognized her and the girls, he spoke, he left ICU for a regular hospital room... the list keeps going on.
So basically, God waited until there was no hope... until Diane had been told that her husband would die in the next few days.. He let me be angry and frustrated, and when it was HIS time, he moved..
I do not know how this story will end. I pray for a complete miracle.. One that allows Mike to watch his girls grow up and always remember this mricale in their lives.. A miracle that all of us have been praying for and continue to pray for.
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