Here and Now

My children's early education was a Montessori one, and from the time they were three years old they were taught to speak in front of an audience. They are very good speakers. They project. They look at their audience. They don't fidget.

Yesterday was the day for our once a year Sunday Service led by our youth group. They take our monthly theme and chose the music, write the service, and run the entire thing. Last year, was Darcy's first time in participating, and not knowing how things worked she stayed in the background, offering to speak when no one else wanted the part. This year she shared the portion of the main message. It was enough that it even got my husband to attend.

She was awesome. They all were awesome. They played instruments. They sang. They spoke from their hearts. They picked out their readings. They wrote their own scripts. They delivered, and then they stood in the receiving line afterwards and spoke to the congregation, shaking hands and accepting accolades. That portion almost took as long as the service.

My husband and I received accolades on our daughter. We took them, but truly, it was all Darcy and the kids. She has worked hard to get to where she is now. While Tom and I have set the foundation, and have been there for her along the way, she has forged her path and pushed forward to be here. She is strong, knows her mind, and is willing to do what needs to be done. She has had tons of people that have helped form the adult she is fast becoming, starting with those teachers in her Montessori school who put her in front of a group of parents to speak.

We are darn proud of her. We are proud of all of these kids, and watching them yesterday it made me hopeful for the future. Go Beacon Youth!