Blessings...

This past week, my mom was in town from California. She spent time in Ohio with my grandparents, and then with my soon-to-be mother-in-law (Sue). Over the past few weeks I had been stressing about the wedding, how to get things done, WHAT to get done, who to use for this and that…and when Mom got here, it all seemed okay. She and Sue got so much done for the wedding, that I feel ten times less stress than I did last week.


My mom and dad have been my foundation from as far back as I can remember. I freely tell people that I speak to my mom about ten times a day, given we each have the time. But the simple fact is, family is possibly the most important thing in my life. Sure, I want a career, and my own life, but all those things can only come when you have a support group – mine is my family. I have been so blessed with the parents that God gave to me, with their support and love. Through my entire college experience, they never fail to tell me how proud they are of me, and how excited they are to see new, great things happening in my life! I can only encourage all of the students getting ready for college to not look forward to getting away from mom and dad, but embrace the time you have, and love them dearly. As for the parents who are watching their children get ready to fly the coop, cherish them, love them, and always, always, always tell them how proud you are of them. They may not want your kisses and your comments now, but they’ll appreciate it in the long run.

I had to leave mom at the airport on Sunday after a fantastic weekend. Lucky for both of us, she will be back in town for the fall show in two weeks! I am so happy that she was here this past weekend for homecoming – I was homecoming queen!!! Go figure, I don’t ever see myself as that type. I see myself as the goober, RA who likes math. But as I said last week, I can be myself here! And people like me for who I am! What a concept – it seems as though that is how the world should be; people should be able to just be themselves, and be loved and accepted for that. But instead, we are often times criticized for our true personalities. I thank God for Waynesburg, and how it has shown me that it is okay to be me.

With two weeks from today until we open the show, I think we are almost ready. We are working on the fine-tuning in each of the acts, and I am so impressed with our actors. There is some impressive intensity in almost all of the scenes. So if you are anywhere in the area, please contact Eddie Powers (epowers@waynesburg.edu) for tickets! Again, it’s Arthur Miller’s, “The Crucible”, playing October 30th thru November 1st.