“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life.” 1 Thessalonians 4:11 I promise this is applicable to your life! :) One of the most important rules of my dancing days growing up was to use hair gel on performance days. I know it sounds very insignificant compared to other things, but it was key. We were trained to use…
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“My soul thirsts for you…” Psalm 63:1 “whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:13 “Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” John 7:38 For a…
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“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” John 14:6 Probably the first correction a ballet dancer will ever receive in her early training years is…. “Pointe your toes.” And the funny thing is, that correction will continue to be given over and over and over throughout a…
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“set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Colossians 3:1-2 “Direct my footsteps according to your word…” Psalm 119:133 Putting on stage makeup, for me, was not just putting on fake eyelashes and having fun with bright, red lipstick. Putting on stage…
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Galatians 5:22 I think of all the Nutcracker performances going on this Christmas season…all the snowflakes, sugar plum fairies, and mice preparing for their performances. Something I love about watching a performance is when I see a dancer truly sinking into her character….
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“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:19 “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 Something that breaks my heart when I am watching a ballet class, coaching a dancer, or…
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