God teaches me so many life lessons through my dancing…maybe that’s why I like to tap them out here…so they are etched in my soul…so I remember…and maybe so they might encourage you along in your journey…whether you are dancing or not… In my dancing, I have always strived for perfection. It probably came from…
“Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things You planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.” Psalm 40:5 One thing I love doing is encouraging young, aspiring dancers who are on the verge of…
“ ‘You will seek Me and find me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you’, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back from captivity.” Jeremiah 29:13-14 As a ballerina there is a constant pressure to look a certain way….thin. It’s an indirect pressure that comes from…
“For He Himself is our peace.” Ephesians 2:14 I recently had a sweet reader email me with some tough questions…questions that I have faced in the dance world as well. She is at a place in her ballet training where she is wondering if it is worth it. Ballet is all-consuming for her. She trains…
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Colossians 3:2 It’s a tough world. When I was growing up as a young, aspiring ballerina, of course there was no internet, no instagram, no facebook….none of that. The ballet world was competitive enough without all of that stuff. Thankfully, I grew up in a ballet…
“He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” Psalm 91:4 As I sit at my dressing room spot, stage makeup laid out, hairspray and bobby pins nearby, surrounded by young, aspiring ballerinas, I am reminded so vividly of what…