opening night

opening night for miss saigon was a huge success!
i know we weren't perfect, but the audience responded well, the cast performed well (and had fun). everything about it was what it should be.
i felt so good at the end, i was ready to do it again.
i could have sang all night and still have sung some more.

a dream

it was sobering to me to realize that miss saigon has been a dream of mine for 15 years (i can't be that old). i first saw it while i was in college and knew, at that moment, that i wanted to perform in the show at sometime.
tonight realizes that dream come true for me.
i'm overwhelmed and excited and nervous and a little bit freakin' out--actually, i think i'm a whole-lot freakin' out.
too freakin' out to be trying to type into this blog today.

opening night of miss saigon

sold out! (and it's not until tomorrow)

as the opening of miss saigon approaches, this song keeps coming to mind. may my offerings on and off stage be only for His glory.

the stage is bare by sandi patty

the stage is bare; the crowds are gone
the love we shared still lingers on.
we sang and played and we laughed and cried
and in our fumbling way we tried
to way what only hearts can know
but, all too soon we had to go
but now here in this darkened room
just empty seats--there's just me and You.

it was so easy to call You Lord when a thousand voices sang Your
praise
but, there's no one to hear me now
so, hear me now; be near my now.

the stage is bare; the crowds are gone
Lord, now's the time i need Your song
to give me joy and certainty
when no one else is watching me
i need You more than words can say--tomorrow's such a daily
day
and so, i need to feel You then, holding my hand
please hold me then, i need You, Lord.

this is why i do it

yesterday was an incredibly long day--which should have seemed to have an extra hour, but alas, i filled that hour too.
i was to the office by 6am to prepare for our regular morning worship services. then, i ran (well, walked) home with just about enough time to grab a quick bite and then to the store for an errand. quickly, i was back to church to prepare for the ordination service. before the final amen was uttered, i scooted out the door and headed down to rehearsals--a grueling, 6+ hour rehearsal.
now, i am pooped. officially. unequivocably. pooped.
but, i loved every minute of it:
i love my job. no, not my job...i love of the calling placed on my life. i not easily awakened before 7 am, except to prepare for worship and i never have a problem with it then.
i love to worship. i love to fellowship. i love everything about my church.
i was humbled and honored to participate in the holy moment of setting mike apart for christian ministry. the ceremony was nice, but the ideal of ordination was unimaginably fitting.
i have met so many new friends, very talented friends, while working on this show. yesterday's rehearsal, although long, was rejuvinating and exciting and...dare i say it?...FUN!
our show still needs another visit or two to the chiropractor--kinks need to be worked out. but, i see the potential and i can hardly wait for friday night to open our show and our renewed theater.
this is why i do it: i'm so freakin' blessed by it all and because of it all. even in long days like yesterday, i see the hand of God leading me. only He knows what great things lie in store. praise His Holy name.

oh Lord, i need You today. i need You everyday, but especially today i ask for You to hold me near. keep one hand on my shoulder and the other over my mouth. give me wisdom and patience despite my fatigue.
i praise You in this day for You have made it and given it to us. may it all be for Your glory. You are the reason we do what we do and i pray for it to be enough.