So, the decision was made rather unceremoniously that she would move in with K'Lynn and live in Waco. She would attend McClennan Community College and study theatre. As a family, the whole situation made us feel a lot better, knowing she would be with her sister and that she would be near Ryan and Courtney too. So many good things about the plan. The school has a solid theatre department we were told, but we have not stepped on the campus yet. Funny, because we toured LETU and even did a preview weekend at UMHB. This seemed like God's plan and we had peace without sight.
The one act play season started and Hannah was selected with the lead in the play. The show, "These Shining Lives", really went well. They went to district and advanced. Hannah was named Best Actress- a huge confidence boost for her and well deserved too. The next step was bidistrict. I was excited because I had arranged to see this one. I missed the first one, and only made it to the awards ceremony. We went last night and they performed. The kids were nervous, but ready. The stage was set and the lights went out. We held our breath waiting for the lights to come up…………..and they did not. They didn't. Finally the house lights came on. Hannah started her monologue and the play began. The lights were off for about the first 10 minutes. Finally they were back in synch and seemed ok most of the rest of the show. They performed soooo very well! I was enjoying every minute until K'Lynn whispered, "time?" Oh…it had to be getting close, didn't it? And then the lights went black. Hannah was not finished delivering her last lines. Everyone just knew she must have been disqualified. They quietly left the stage. They returned and tore down the set. The next school came and set up. The next school started. We had to wait to find out….
An hour later, we were able to see the kids. They were excited. Time limit is 40:00. Our time…39:59!! Our computer controlled lighting cues had been erased. That never happens. Our student that runs the lights is a freshman. Our school doesn't really even have lights like this for him to learn on. The way that he figured out how to manually run the lights in only about 10 minutes without any major problems was a miracle in itself. The fact that he saw the time running out and killed the lights like he did, another miracle. He and God get lots and lots of credit for the success that was had yesterday. We all got assembled back into the auditorium and waited for the judge to finish his decisions.
The judge…let's talk about him for a second. I never know who the judges are when we come to these contests. K'Lynn knows them sometimes, and today she said 'hey, the judge is going to be one of Hannah's professors at McClennan'. Wow…what are the chances of that. Hope he likes her, I thought.
The awards began. Our crew got the best crew awards. The judge knew what they had gone through and felt they deserved that award for thinking on their feet and overcoming so much. Then Honorable Mention All Star Cast was announced, and Madison and Hunter were named. All Star Cast brought Hannah to the stage. I was a little sad- really would have loved to see her get Best Actress again like she did in district. Thankful for the recognition, though. They then began to name the advancing plays. First, a play we didn't see. Had no idea if it was good or not. Next, a play we had watched. It was good. A comedy, but done quite well. Seemed like it took forever for each group to take the pictures and get their metals. One spot remained…. our kids did not look hopeful though. The contest manager waited for the last student to clear the stage and front of the auditorium before she spoke. "The final advancing school is……Anderson Shiro"!!!
Our kids erupted. K'Lynn had brought 10 students with her and they jumped to her feet. We yelled and cried and laughed and cheered. The kids made their way to the stage and accepted their metals and awards. I am not sure, but I think they all floated back to their seats. Kyle and I usually stay for the critique, but this time we left to eat. An hour later, Hannah called, so excited she couldn't stand herself.
The judge had loved her. He loved the show. He appreciated the light problems they had. He hardly took notes, but mainly just watched the show. He enjoyed it, he said. He asked Hannah where she was going to go to college…"McClennan" she answered. And what will you study? "Theatre" she said. His eyes lit up. He gave her his card, asked her if she knew they offered scholarships? (we did k now, but all of the deadlines had passed and you had to audition for them) Could he get her email? Of course she gave it to him right away. He promised to send an email soon.
Such a good night, and this morning it continued. Hannah did receive the email. He included the application. He said "Your performance last night will serve as your audition piece. The scholarship will cover $xxxx per semester….." He went on to say that he was excited to have her on the campus and looked forward to working with her. Because the money has been such a big part of this equation, this scholarship will help in a huge way if she receives it. I know God has set all of this into motion for a reason and I am claiming it for her now! As it would happen, since God is a god of cool twists and turns, K'Lynn had signed up to be a timekeeper at another UIL OAP contest today. Guess who the judge was? We got this text at 10 am: "The judge said that in his heart of hearts he wanted to give you best actress yesterday, but the way the shows fell it just had to go to the other girl. We just raved about you for twenty minutes. He said you had natural talent coming out of your pores." Always a funny one, Hannah replied "And all this time I just thought it was acne."
God is faithful He has plans for our lives. He plans include details we would never imagine and writes things into the scripts of our lives that make it rich and complex. He loves us. All of this is no coincidence. That, that was totally a GOD thing!!!
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