As I washed the breakfast dishes this morning, I looked out the window and noticed the swift breeze rustling through the trees. “This would be a great day to go fly a kite, guys,” I said to my boys. The inspiration was clearly in my soul, as I had listened to that very song, “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” from Mary Poppins, twice in the last two days. Last night, we hosted a virtual event with our theatre company, looking…
In my acting classes, I’m always asking my students to think about the “moments between.” What is the thought that the character has between those two lines of dialogue? How does the reaction to what just happened inform the thought process, and therefore what they choose to do or say next. It’s one of my favorite parts of script analysis. But lately, I’ve been thinking about “the moments between” of my own life, lived in real-time. I am wondering if…
The tale of a homeschooling family that never thought they could That’s us. Yup, we were like the reverse of that Little Blue Engine that “thought she could.” We swore we couldn’t, we wouldn’t, we didn’t want to…homeschool our children, that is. And some days I still can’t believe that we took the leap. But, without doubt, it is the best thing that has ever happened for our little family. We want to share our story for two reasons: First,…
Part One: Play Me Some Mountain Music I lost my last grandparent on Saturday, February 20. “Grandma,” as we called her, was 101 years old. She was one of the strongest women I’ve ever met…and I mean literally strong. She lived a modest, simple life in the mountains of Appalachia. She worked hard farming, canning, quilting, and cooking. Think of how much of history she witnessed…101 years…the Roaring 20s’, the Great Depression, the dawn of television, the first man on…