Last Friday night A tried out for Wizard Of Oz.
Remember me telling you about the theater group she's in?
They had auditions.
It's the first time she's done an audition.
Honestly I truly believe we were both VERY nervous.
I know what auditions are like....
Nerve-wracking!
She had to sing a 1 minute song, and she chose to sing
a song that her elementary school choir sang. She knows it really well.
Parents and the kids could watch.
But A didn't want D&I in the room watching her.
So we opted to watch her on the screen in another room.
She said she felt better with a bunch of people she didn't know
than with her mom and dad, go figure!
After they sung, she went off with her group and learned
a 1 minute dance routine. They then came back in
and did the dance. This time we opted to sneak into the room to see her
dance, she did a good job for not really knowing or having the time to practice it!
Then we went out to dinner to celebrate the fact that she tried out!
I consider it a huge accomplishment with her trying out for something
like this and having a ball of nerves too!
We are SO proud of her!
The call posting was supposed to be on Monday. However, we were told it
might be posted earlier on Sunday evening. So you can imagine
how many times we refreshed the computer just to see if
her name was on the list.
Of course this was D&I doing this, because A had moved
on to bigger and better things!
So when I went to bed Sunday night and it wasn't there
I had resigned to the fact that it would be posted on Monday like
they said.
And it was...
I very slowly read every single name all the way down to the end.
With a teary-eye I realize her name isn't on there.
And yes, I even went back and re-checked it.
I am a mama after all!
And believe you me, no one wanted her to be in this next play more
than me.. Well maybe her dad did too!
So..
I figured I wouldn't tell her until after school on Monday
{because she was having a chair test in band and I didn't want to
upset her or stress her out}.
We drive to school and talk about various things and we pull up to the school
when A turns to me and says, I wonder if they put up the call listing, did they?
And I wasn't going to lie to her {although I was very prayerful she wouldn't
ask me...} so I told her it was up.
I don't think she believed me at first, but then realized
the seriousness on my face.
I said no your name wasn't on it.
And I sat there ready to cry with her.
But she said, darn I would of liked to of been in this play, but I can do crew!
She grabbed her things, told me she loved me and was off.
I sat there dumbfounded...
My girl was okay with it and here I was a bumbling mess.
When I got home today after she had come home from school,
I asked her if she was okay.
She said, sure I would of liked to of been part of it,
and yeah I was bummed but mom I am going to be in CYT for 4 more years
until I am 18, I have a lot of chances!
Her positive attitude amazed me!
Simply amazed at how upbeat and okay she was with it, I am so proud of her!
I wasn't sure what to expect, because it was her first time.
But she had such grace and was very okay with the fact
that she didn't make it. What was even so amazing to me was that
she will try and try again because she has years to do it!
What an amazing testimony to our own discouragements in life!
We can and have a choice, like always and Alyssa chose to look at life with positiveness and grace!
I cannot say enough how proud of her I am and how I stand in awe
of the lessons I learn from her daily..
Remember me telling you about the theater group she's in?
They had auditions.
It's the first time she's done an audition.
Honestly I truly believe we were both VERY nervous.
I know what auditions are like....
Nerve-wracking!
She had to sing a 1 minute song, and she chose to sing
a song that her elementary school choir sang. She knows it really well.
Parents and the kids could watch.
But A didn't want D&I in the room watching her.
So we opted to watch her on the screen in another room.
She said she felt better with a bunch of people she didn't know
than with her mom and dad, go figure!
After they sung, she went off with her group and learned
a 1 minute dance routine. They then came back in
and did the dance. This time we opted to sneak into the room to see her
dance, she did a good job for not really knowing or having the time to practice it!
Then we went out to dinner to celebrate the fact that she tried out!
I consider it a huge accomplishment with her trying out for something
like this and having a ball of nerves too!
We are SO proud of her!
The call posting was supposed to be on Monday. However, we were told itmight be posted earlier on Sunday evening. So you can imagine
how many times we refreshed the computer just to see if
her name was on the list.
Of course this was D&I doing this, because A had moved
on to bigger and better things!
So when I went to bed Sunday night and it wasn't there
I had resigned to the fact that it would be posted on Monday like
they said.
And it was...
I very slowly read every single name all the way down to the end.
With a teary-eye I realize her name isn't on there.
And yes, I even went back and re-checked it.
I am a mama after all!
And believe you me, no one wanted her to be in this next play more
than me.. Well maybe her dad did too!
So..
I figured I wouldn't tell her until after school on Monday
{because she was having a chair test in band and I didn't want to
upset her or stress her out}.
We drive to school and talk about various things and we pull up to the school
when A turns to me and says, I wonder if they put up the call listing, did they?
And I wasn't going to lie to her {although I was very prayerful she wouldn't
ask me...} so I told her it was up.
I don't think she believed me at first, but then realized
the seriousness on my face.
I said no your name wasn't on it.
And I sat there ready to cry with her.
But she said, darn I would of liked to of been in this play, but I can do crew!
She grabbed her things, told me she loved me and was off.
I sat there dumbfounded...
My girl was okay with it and here I was a bumbling mess.
When I got home today after she had come home from school,
I asked her if she was okay.
She said, sure I would of liked to of been part of it,
and yeah I was bummed but mom I am going to be in CYT for 4 more years
until I am 18, I have a lot of chances!
Her positive attitude amazed me!
Simply amazed at how upbeat and okay she was with it, I am so proud of her!
I wasn't sure what to expect, because it was her first time.
But she had such grace and was very okay with the fact
that she didn't make it. What was even so amazing to me was that
she will try and try again because she has years to do it!
What an amazing testimony to our own discouragements in life!
We can and have a choice, like always and Alyssa chose to look at life with positiveness and grace!
I cannot say enough how proud of her I am and how I stand in awe
of the lessons I learn from her daily..
7 comments:
My guess is, that she learned this from her very sweet momma!! Thanks for the reminder that we need to take things in stride with a joyful attitude
Wow. I would have been a crying mess! She sure is a great example :)
Alyssa sounds like an absolutely beautiful, wonderful young lady of grace. This story inspired me!
what an awesome little woman of God you have in your hands! To be so content with whatever the Lord's will is for her! Truly a testimony! I remember not making the cut for soccer my freshman year in high school and you would have thought my world was falling apart. I had to learn the hard way that God's way is best, even if I don't get what I want! What a blessing that A has such a positive attitude! I pray blessings upon her and that the Lord uses her in a mighty way on the crew and in life:)
p.s. Thanks for the encouraging comment on my blog! You truly lifted my spirit!
What a wonderful response, I wish I was that mature! You have both done a fabulous job raising A!
Awesome story! Thanks for sharing that with us!
Wow, E! A is amazing! That is so wonderful that she can be so resilient and just let the beat go on, so to speak! What a great example she is setting for trying until you succeed! What a sweetheart she is. I know I would have been just as bummed as you though if she had been my daughter!
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