I am in San Diego. The show is here for a week and it has been a nice stay... but today something special happened.
A group of orphan elementary school age kids got to come see the show today. They were brought by some type of youth group and we were able to have a talk back session with them after the show. We all gathered in the lobby to meet these precious kids. We introduced ourselves and then had time to answer a few questions. The first question was directed to the girl playing Belle. A 12 year old girl looked boldly and confidently at LIz and asked her "how does it feel to bring so much joy to kids every night?" My tears came immediately. My heart just sank and jumped at the same time. That is what my job does...brings joy. Wow. I struggle with my profession somedays... but today I appreciated it so much. They just loved the show and these children have never been able to see theatre before. I cant imagine my life without theatre or a family. I feel so blessed beyond what I deserve. I pray for these kids...that they will find joy and confidence and love.

Theatre is not necessary to live but it makes the quality of life better.



in other news, we are having a halloween party tonight and I am going as Peter Pan. Should be a good time. I love the idea of dressing up and having parties! Not into the blood and scary stuff but I love the dress up... even though I do dress up every night anyway...


A few more days in San Diego then we head to Santa Barbara, Costa Mesa, Modesto... and a few other cities in California. I like Cali....

stil learning to live day by day and bring light... Lord help me.

love to all.

Aloha

Just returned from Hawaii.

Paradise. Truly incredible. I still can't believe that I spent 2 weeks getting paid to be in Hawaii. I spent the whole time on the island of Oahu and mostly in Honolulu. Everyday was a new adventure. I spent the time snorkeling, surfing, boating, SKYDIVING, hiking, shopping, beaching, performing, parasailing, driving the coast, swimming, and having the time of my life.
The aloha spirit was all over. "Aloha" means hello-goodbye- and love. The local people were so warm and the beautiful land sings the glory of a artistic creator!