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I Dreamed a Dream....

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...of taking my children to see the musical production of Les Miserables. Our kids love music. They have been immersed in it all of their lives. All genres. All through the days, weeks, months and years of their youthful existence. My oldest son was such a fan of Phantom of the Opera , that he would sit mesmerized in front of our laptop watching the iTunes Visualizer across the screen as the soundtrack played. He was two. Our kids also love their parent's "dates" and always want to know where we go and what we do while we are out. Our last date was to see the movie version of Les Miserables . When we got back, they wanted to know all about it, and when they could see and hear it. So, we hopped on the computer and showed them some photos from the movie explaining the main cast of characters and the story line. This led to playing the soundtrack on Spotify for many days on end, buying an abridged version of Victor Hugo's novel, and even rent

Chosen for His Glory

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I had the privilege of attending a conference this past weekend called Current for Women . The premise of the entire event was to create an intimate atmosphere that would provide a safe and dedicated place to worship and hear from God. They made this happen by putting a lot of effort into the lighting, the music, and highlighting all the senses. I have been looking forward to this conference for many months. My beautifully gifted friend, Sarah, has been an integral part of the ministry team for these events. She is a wonderful and talented artist and she spends the entire time painting a huge masterpiece that is divinely-inspired. She has been raving about Current for a few years and has encouraged me to come. So, I already had an idea of what was in store. But of course, I really had no idea..... I think my enthusiasm about this opportunity was a bit infectious, and I was happy to find myself with three other kindreds in a car headed down to Visalia last Friday evening. While