Well, I stayed up until midnight (actually until 12:30) last night. Forgot about offering it up for the nephew. Will keep praying and trying to respond to God's Grace.
Watched some documentaries on teenagers doing Irish Dancing, teenagers doing jazz dancing, and teenagers at a camp for the performing arts. All three made me really glad that I'm not raising a teenager! What a LOT of drama! All drama all the time, it was exhausting to watch.
Actually, the Irish dancing teenagers were really well balanced and non-dramatic. Maybe because they regard it as an expensive hobby that gives them so much joy (these guys were competing for the world cup, so they and their families were totally committed to what they were doing!). One family had moved from California to England so that their son could pursue his dream of winning the world cup. It was inspiring to see them work so hard, be grateful to their loving parents (two moms worked full-time and their wages paid for the child's Irish Dancing expenses). Another group of Russian women did this as a hobby. One woman said that half of her earnings went into paying the expenses.
The thing that was wonderful was that there are no cash prizes, nothing to motivate someone to do this, except for the love of the sport, and the love of their child. That was wonderful.
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