Drama Mama

Well, she got it.  She got the role she wanted.  The role I wanted for her.

Our daughter, Judah was cast in "The Sound of Music" at the local Christian High School and I could not be more proud.

This means, however, that there are six moms who cannot write this news on their blogs.  Six girls who did not get cast and went home, disappointed.

In one of my online classes, when asked about tough past decisions, one woman shared that she had been brutally raped, resulting in a pregnancy.    She made the decision to keep this child despite the fact that he/she might remind her of the rape.  She shared that instead of being a painful reminder, the child (now 9) reminds her of grace and triumph, not grief and tragedy.

This wise college student said, "You cannot be a phoenix, if you never get burned".  She, of course, was referring to the mythical bird that was formed from ashes.

Sometimes in life, we get the role (or job, or relationship, or ...) we want.  Other times, we feel the sting of disappointment when we are overlooked, undervalued, and/or underappreciated.

But we can never be a phoenix if we never get burned...

Fly!  Amberly