Oh, my heart.

There are times in your life as a parent that you shouldn't overthink. These are times you just need to whisper a "thank you" to Jesus and love and enjoy every minute of it because they don't come around all that often. That's the truth.

For me, those times happen when I get to watch my kids killing it at the one thing they love the most. For Mia, that's theater. And I will just be honest, for every perfect role that Mia gets, there are ten (or so) rejections. Theater is not an "every kid gets a trophy" kind of thing. And that's good for her.

But, man-oh-man, she rocked the whole Dorothy thing. She just did.

It's not a bad thing when your Uncle is a TV personality on a morning show:

 Her theater besties:

 Her cousin besties:

 The between shows dinner runs are so fun for me. Listening to these kiddos gab on and on about the show is hilarious:

 Three shows in one day requires multiple Walgreens candy runs (for me):

 Mis has a gift with children. Yet another way that we are completely different.

 She's the kid whisperer:

 And little girls totally dig her:

 Theater kids are strangely awesome.

I love the young woman that she is becoming and I pray she is blessed with a few more perfect moments in her sweet life. 

But, more importantly, I pray she continues to use the gifts that the Lord has given her to His glory.