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Dance of a Lifetime
By Christina Quick | April 10, 2008
My 9-year-old daughter is going to be a grandma. More accurately, she will be playing the part of a grandmother at the local theater Saturday in a ballet production of Little Red Riding Hood.
She’s been taking dance lessons since she was in kindergarten. In her first production, she was a ballerina puppy. It was a small role, but she looked so cute with her painted nose, plush ears and tiny tutu I hardly noticed the other dancers.
Since that time, she has been a teddy bear (twice), a duckling, a circus clown, an angel, a blustery wind and a raindrop.
As I watched her rehearsing her latest role this week, it occurred to me how quickly she is maturing — not just in ballet, but also in life. I briefly wondered what she would be like when she is old enough to be a real grandmother.
“Mom,” she often tells me, her brown eyes radiating affection. “When I grow up, I want to be just like you.”
The sweet sentiment never fails to make me smile. Imagine, someone wanting to be like me! What a gift parenting is. And what a responsibility. If she’s following my lead, I guess I’d better stay on my toes. I pray that my example will not be out of step with God’s character.
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