Inspirations and Aspirations

When I was in 2nd grade, I had my first acting role. I played the Cranberry Sauce in the Thanksgiving play. You can't imagine how difficult it was to capture the true essence of that tangy, colorful side dish! At that moment, I knew I wanted to be an actress.


Two years ago, I was convicted about how I was using my acting talents. I had to ask myself, what kind of work am I willing to do? Am I willing to be a part of a project that depicts scenes that compromise my beliefs? Am I willing to be a part of projects that I would be ashamed for my children to see? I began to pray that God would give me work that was glorifying to Him. Guess what? He did! First it started with dinner theatres at my church.


Then I was asked to be a part of a project called Kidventure, which is a once a month dinner theatre for families at our church that introduces the whole family to the message kids will be learning in kids church that month. It gives the families an opportunity to discuss what they learned at the show and revisit that all month! My girls are my biggest fans, and I love that they can come watch me and learn about God at the same time! Priceless!



Then I found an audition for an independent Christian Film here is San Antonio. I auditioned, and God gave me the part! The movie is called, "Without A Father" and I am very proud of the project that I was blessed to be a part of!
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I can look back with confidence that the work I am a part of has positive messages instead of messages that are poisonous. God willing, I aspire to be a part of more films like this in the future. I must say this is my passion!

Recently, I've had to ask myself, what am I putting in my head? What am I surrounding myself with? I felt convicted about what I was watching, both in film and on television. Even news shows are just putting out garbage! Seems like everytime I am ready to watch 20/20, it's always about someone murdering their spouse, abuse, kidnapping, etc. What happened to the inspiring stories? I'm just tired of seeing nothing but pain, heartache, and evil! Don't get me wrong, I'm not in denial, and I'm not trying to live in a bubble, but I have to ask myself, do I really need to be watching this? Is this feeding me in a positive way? Is this inspiring? So, I said to myself, enough! I've done a lot of just turning OFF the TV, but I've added in some really inspirational movies to watch instead. If you are not a member of Netflix, you should be. I don't know why we didn't join it earlier! It's so easy and cheap! Below is a picture of some of the movies I've watched lately. Some are true stories, and some are fictional, but I find them all to be inspirational. So I challenge you to add some more inspirational viewing into your life and start taking out the garbage! Please let me know what you find, so I can add more to my list!

Only two of the movies below are not available on Netflix, yet. "The Butterfly Circus" is a short film (just 20 minutes) and you can watch it FREE:
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Nick Vujicic (Life without limbs ministry) just won best actor for this and it was his first acting role ever!

The other is the film I was a part of "Without A Father" It is available for purchase at:
www.withoutafatherthemovie.com

Enjoy!