Have you ever pondered life plans? How did you imagine that you'd spend your days when you were 10, 15, 18? Would the 10 year old you be proud of the person you've become? Thinking back, walking down ol' familiar Memory Lane, I can see 7 year old Katie, "Lizzie." I was standing in front of my class, telling them of my amazing dream to be a painter when I grew up. How did I come up with that, I'm not really sure? I'm actually not much of a painter at all. My masterpieces would appear elementary to most. There was also a day when I was 10. I borrowed one of my mom's reader's digests and became engrossed in one of the articles. When I was through, I distinctly remember telling my mother that I was headed to Guatemala to work in an orphanage. She smiled and told me to wait until I turned 16. As the years passed by, I went through many more phases. For 3 years straight I dreamed about going out to Hollywood and becoming a real actress. I actually went around the house practicing my acceptance speech at the Oscars. These things are all a part of my journey and all three of these dreams have partly come true. Maybe I'm no Davinci, but I had the opportunity to help paint a drug rehab center out in Houston. And no, I still have yet to step foot in Guatemala, but I have been to Mexico 3 times and I had a chance to work in an orphanage in Romania. And as you have probably guessed, I haven't starred in any movies worthy of an Oscar, but for two years in a row I was privileged to co-write/star in our church Christmas program.
Life has a way of throwing surprises and "interruptions" into your path. Things don't always come together as you had originally intended. Sometimes our choices present us with consequences that we have to face. Roxie, our main character, seemed to be on the fast track to success. An honor student, ready to step out of high school and advance into college and finally law school. One night changes all of that. A mistake made and now choices are dropped into her lap. None of them sound appealing and yet she has to decide. Will she try to cover up her error and go on with life as usual? Or will she sacrifice her dreams for the life of another?
Life has a way of throwing surprises and "interruptions" into your path. Things don't always come together as you had originally intended. Sometimes our choices present us with consequences that we have to face. Roxie, our main character, seemed to be on the fast track to success. An honor student, ready to step out of high school and advance into college and finally law school. One night changes all of that. A mistake made and now choices are dropped into her lap. None of them sound appealing and yet she has to decide. Will she try to cover up her error and go on with life as usual? Or will she sacrifice her dreams for the life of another?
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