Mosaic Monday

On Saturday, Mr. C. and I went to the Cities to watch two of our grandkids perform in Reign Dance Theater's ballet production, 'Flashback.' It was SO GOOD and I know, spoken like a grandma, I'm very proud of these two pictured above. This might be our granddaughter's last year in ballet, and is our grandson's first year.  Our granddaughter is really amazing and at this point, our grandson is really fun to watch. He kept me in stitches. And I think he's been bitten by the performance bug. Since we were sitting quite close to the front, I did a little wave at him (for which Mr. C. scolded me), and afterwards, he told Grandpa, 'I saw Grandma wave at me. The other kids were probably wondering who she was waving at, but I knew it was for me.'  :-)))  See, Mr. C.???

You can pick Mr. C. and me out in the photo collage above, and the other is a photo of our son and daughter in law. It's always fun to spend time with them and such a special weekend.

Partial lyrics to one of the dance selections:

A star hangs over Bethlehem
A journey ends in the night
Three kings trembling
Behold the glorious sight

Heaven's treasure Emmanuel
Drawing men to bow down
Tiny baby born to wear a crown

One king held the frankincense
One king held the myrrh
One king held the purest gold

 And one king held the hope of the world!

It was a beautiful performance and we look forward to this each Mother's Day weekend. 

I took the following photo yesterday on the way to Minneapolis,

And this one last week at a neighbor's farm.

Did I already rave about the month of May in Wisconsin??

Have a great week, everyone. It's supposed to be upper 70s and into the 80s tomorrow, storms coming. I've got to get out and pot some plants.

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Reign Dance Theater Production 2013

 The cute and talented ballerina and her cute and talented sister

(two of the granddaughters)
You can tell I'm totally unbiased.

Saturday afternoon we had the pleasure of attending another great performance of the Reign Dance Theater in Eden Prairie. A mother and her two daughters write, choreograph, and design the costuming for these amazing performances. Our granddaughter, Elisabeth (r.) is part of the dance troupe, and we enjoyed watching her perform.

This year's performance was entitled Daniel, Undefiled - about Daniel and his three Hebrew friends who refused to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar's statue, and instead remain true to God. Their lives were threatened for defying the king, but God preserved them. (To read an account of that event, see the book of Daniel in the Bible - it's that book at your grandma's house, you know, the one with the black leather cover?).

It's not easy in today's society, either, to remain true to God and His Law, while others, heck, most of society, are mocking you for doing so. Many people in other parts of the world are, even as I write, suffering persecution for taking a stand for Christ, our only hope of salvation, Creator of the Universe, Savior to those who trust in Him alone.

This is coming soon to a theater near you, so now is the time to decide whose side you're on.

The script, choreography, acting, lighting, costuming, etc. were awesome. And it was a joy to watch these young people perform to the glory of God.

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"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." - Jeremiah 29:13