July 17th

this weekend was a bit eventful. jennifer was awake on friday when i was preparing to leave for work and she was in great pain. it turned out she was experiencing an appendicitus. She ended up at Tampa General but this time as a patient instead of a nurse. Both Jennifer and Joann are like sisters to me, so you can imagine how I felt for her. She ended up having surgery and thank God she is on her way to recovery.
It was a full weekend of friendship and memories to say the least. Jennifer says funny things when she is on pain medication....things I know will bring neccesary laughter in the future.
Back at work today, it is so exciting to see the students sing with a live orchestra. I think some of them are starting to understand the collaborative process of a play. This part is ultra cool to me. It feels magical- I only say this because at the start of the process it feels like scattered pieces and within one unifying day-you marry the two parts, voice and instrumentation and that's when you see the ensemble that theatre is meant to be, a little more clearly. The kids often surprise me with their deep thoughts about the world at large and other times, they share silly things like how important it is to know what type of lunch meat you have before arriving at the lunch area. It keeps me carefree and makes me long for the times when life was simpler. I love being there! I feel so lucky.
I realized today that there's about three months and 2 weeks left before we depart, maybe 15 weeks total. Yikes! I'm so excited but I feel like there is some real shaping that needs to happen prior to going as far as my heart is concerned. I have a feeling that right now we are experiencing things that are a type of preparation for what's to come. I know God will want to teach us while we are there, but I sense his correction now too. I covet your prayers....there is much to learn.