Impossible as it May Seem....

Tonight was another dance class for Miss Chloe.
Her recital is coming up and we are so excited!

How can I possibly explain how special it is for
Chloe -- MY Chloe -- to be a dancer?
I've tried to find the words,
but the best I can do is this set of pictures
from tonight's class
put to the music and lyrics of Mindy Gledhill's
Whole Wide World.

I'm gonna walk a hundred miles
I'm gonna whistle all the while
If that's what it takes to make me smile
I'm gonna walk a hundred miles

I'm gonna run right up this hill
Summer sky or winter chill
If I gotta take a break I will
But I'm gonna run right up this hill

I wanna hold the whole wide world
Right here in my open hands
Maybe I'm just a little girl
A little girl with great big plans

I'm gonna go and take a chance
I'm gonna learn to ballet dance


Learn a little something 'bout romance
I'm gonna go and take a chance

I'm gonna live a crazy dream

Impossible as it may seem
Doesn't matter what the future brings
I'm gonna live a crazy dream


I wanna hold the whole wide world
Right here in my open hands
Maybe I'm just a little girl
A little girl with great big plans

You tell me, "don't try it"

I'm warning you that I won't buy it
All failure is fleeting
I trust it always has its meaning

I wanna hold the whole wide world
Right here in my open hands
Maybe I'm just a little girl
A little girl with great big plans

True, Chloe isn't normal....
She's extraordinary!!!
And an extraordinary girl wants nothing less
than an extraordinary life
filled with dancing, laughter, love,
and indescribable joy.
Take a peek at that last picture again.
I think she's got all those things already
and I will do everything within my power
to ensure that she has those things
every single day of her life.

Thank you to Mindy Gledhill, yet again,
for giving a song that speaks to me so profoundly.
First All About Your Heart, then Anchor, and now this.

Oh, how I love Mindy!
And I just cannot keep it to myself
one second longer that

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(drumroll please)

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she has agreed to
be our headliner
at a benefit concert for
the playground!!!!

Seriously, I didn't think I could adore Mindy any more,
but I was so wrong.
She took the time to find out about our cause,
then not only agreed to help us out,
but has offered advice, assistance, inspiration and encouragement!
I adore her and so look forward to working
with her throughout this process.
The concert won't be for quite awhile,
but I just had to share my excitement!
(I'll share details as soon as I have them!)