Illegal Truth

Back in 2010, some friends and I made this short film for the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival.  We felt very strongly that this film contained a message the Lord wanted us to share with as many people as possible, and after much prayer, blood, sweat, and tears (no exaggeration folks!) we completed the project and were blessed to have it shown in San Antonio.

Now, after more prayer and more work, it's free for all to see on YouTube!  Please enjoy and consider.  :-)  I pray you won't be distracted by our meager efforts, but allow the Lord to speak to your heart through it.  

A Bittersweet Farewell... Or Is It?

Well, it has come to an end, as all things in this world must.  Oh, how I do love the little tastes of Heaven we're given even here!  And I'm so thankful that God brings us through seasons - so thankful we never stay in one place, that no matter how difficult things may be, they don't last forever.  Jesus faithfully brings us through them and into another season, closer to His side than before, and with a greater understanding of who He is.  And that is so worth any possible pain I could go through...

I love the restful periods of refreshment, the times where I feel He is just saying, "My dear child, I love you.  Know it.  Bask in it.  Be joyful.  Delight in Me."  That's where I am at the moment, and I'm thoroughly enjoying every minute of it.  :-) 

Being involved in this show ('The Importance of Being Earnest', in case you missed my previous posts here and here.) has been a wonderful combination of emotional rest and productive work.  I had rather forgotten how marvelous it is to make people laugh!  :-) 

'A merry heart doeth good like a medicine...'  Proverbs 17:22

This reminder has spilled over into other areas of my life, too, and that has been a blessing.  Cheerfulness is something that I'm called to no matter where I am, but certain times of life make it much easier...  :-)

At any rate, I have really relished the opportunity to love people.  It's challenging at times, and very easy at others.  It was so difficult to say good-bye yesterday...  I knew it would be, the end of a show is always hard for me, but this one hit me in ways I didn't expect.  It got me thinking that whenever you love, you give of yourself. And when you do that, it opens you up to that bittersweet pain of being connected to people.  Knowing that when you love people, you will be hurt at some point, does that mean we shouldn't love anyway?

Jesus loved, and look where it led Him!  And He never, ever regretted it...  Loving is always worth it, regardless.

'A friend loveth at all times...'  Proverbs 17:17

The Happy Months Fly By...

Well, we're on the last week of performances for 'The Importance of Being Earnest'!  I can't believe these four weeks have gone by so quickly!  It's been a wonderful journey to make with a wonderful cast and crew of people, I'm sure going to miss it all. 

You spend six weeks rehearsing and then a month performing, it becomes a welcome part of one's life - the people become part of your life.  Like family, you didn't choose them, but you love them anyway.  :-)  People.  You love them because they're there.  If they're there, God has placed them there, placed them in your way, in your life for a reason.  And so you love.  Because He loves. 

Let the Show Begin!

So I had an audition and a callback last week, and found out that I've been cast as Gwendolen in 'The Importance of Being Earnest'! :-D

I'm super excited, this is a show I've been wanting to be part of for a long time now! I usually try to find shows/films that are meaningful and have a powerful message, but every once in a while it's good to do something that's just plain fun. :-) It's like dessert: you don't consume it as your only meal every day, but on occasion, it can be good for you...

We begin rehearsals this week and I'm soooo looking forward to it! Usually, the deep, meaningful shows are the most challenging, but this will stretch me in a different way, as I haven't done a whole lot of comedy in the past. Yay!

Plus, I'm convicted that no matter what you're doing, your ministry is to the people around you.