Tonight. Tonight you will dance. You will dance with new friends and many life long companions. The stage is your canvas. So much preparation and vision. Directors who dream. Parents who put feet to those dreams. Year after year. A gift. Challenges to move out side your comfort zone. To gain confidence in the woman God is creating you to be. And this weekend we celebrate all of you. The beauty of the Vermont Youth Dancers. A community created to promote theater and dance. A place ... View Post
Living Fully
Another perfect summer day. The wind blows. The sun is shining. No humidity. Shows and a wedding. These are days that the living flows. Days that take little effort. The ease with which to work. It's easy to find hope on these days. Yet my heart still holds back. Each day healing. Each moment filled with grace. But just under the surface the pain and the missing reside. Forever changed; yet today needing to be lived through. Psalm 118:24 This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad ... View Post
The Partner That Brings Grace To Your Movements
Sometimes I just want off this road. I've said it before. To me it seems hard. At each door there is pain and heart ache. It's another journey to process and move through. There is a dance while moving through pain. The movements can be stiff and awkward. Or they can be smooth and graceful. When you walk hand in hand with a partner skilled in guiding the way; the movements become fluid. I want things to be fluid. I long for movements that are graceful. What is it that creates the graceful out of the chaos? Who called order into the cosmic ... View Post
Young Forever
Close to 400 hearts will hold your family close tonight, will stand and applaud the poise of your beautiful daughters and will be present to remember your wonderful son. 30 children will stand behind their friends to show them how much they care. Though your heart is breaking, you are never alone. We love you! Thank you for the privilege you have given us. This is the note I received from one of the directors' prior to last evenings performance. These young people and the directors of the Vermont Youth Dancers decided in September, on Elijah's birthday, that they wanted to do ... View Post
