To begin with, the show I was in, Things We Couldn't Say, wrapped up on the weekend of March 10-13. The show was an original theater adaption from the book, Things We Couldn't Say, written by Diet Eman. It's a true story about a Dutch Jew, Diet Eman, who was alive during the Holocaust and the persecution that was happening to all of the Jews. Not many are familiar with Diet Eman's story, and this style of theater is so different from any show we have done, so I wasn't sure how the public would react. However, all of the shows went extremely well, and the public took the new story so well. Us as the cast heard so many good and encouraging comments from people who had seen the show, such as: "It was such a moving story! You all did great!", "It made me think so much. That's all I did on the drive home," "What a superb job of telling this story! Fantastic show," as well as many others. Hearing that so many people got something out of the show was so cool and amazing to us, and it reminded me of one of the reasons I love theater so much: it affects people. It moves people, it makes them happy, it makes them think, and it can even impact people's lives. If you think about it, theater is just another form of creative ministry to reach out to people by storytelling. People can connect to stories easily, and in turn, the stories can speak to them in a way other things cannot.
Later on in the month, the most challenging curve came my way. I'm not going to give detail, but God showed me that I needed to be focused on other things in my life and to be happy with all the friends I have, and getting to know people. That is, staying single. At first, I wasn't sure if I was understanding God correctly. I spent so much time in prayer to be sure of God's leading, and as always, He is faithful. He led me so smoothly out of that situation, and I felt the utmost peace about... everything. Just every single aspect of my life. And I've never been more happy. Day by day I see even more how God knew what He was doing, and that I followed his guidance just as I should. And since then, so many happy things have been happening in my life. I prayed for peace and guidance... and I received just that. If I received one major message out of all of this, its that God's way is always the best way. Through all of it, He was there, and I trust Him even more than I did before. We serve an awesome God, people! :)
On the topic of happy things, I just returned home from St. Joseph, Missouri from Midland Regionals (Bible Quizzing, of course. ;) It had been a little while since I quizzed, maybe a month, so I was so excited to get back into it and see my quizzing family again! Besides the fact that my team did so well(so proud :), I was so glad to get connected to all my quizzing peeps once more. It really is like a big family, and I missed so many people there. It was wonderful, and gave me even more anticipation for when we all leave for Colorado in a few more weeks for nationals. #asformeandmyhousewewillBiblequiz
Also, on my way home from church today, I stopped at Starbucks (big surprise, coffee), and saw this super cute mug! I'd been looking for a Starbucks mug for a while, but I was waiting to come across one that I really liked, and that wasn't ridiculously priced. So when my eyes came in contact with this beauty, I caved. And hey, it only cost me a solid $10. Not too painful, yeah?
Until next time, my friends. Have an awesome day and remember to smile and do something you like(:
Great show it was indeed, Things We Couldn't Say. Great collection of quotations by the way. Lucky to get Starbucks coffee after attending such a good and brilliant show.
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