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"Be the hero of your story 'til it's done.  Why go promenade when you were born to run? Epiphany Lutheran Church presents their annual summer musical and this year, it was Big Fish .  If you never heard of the show, then here is a brief summation:  Traveling salesman Edward Bloom is known for regaling his tall tales, which delight his wife Sandra and his daughter-in-law Josephine, but aggravate his son,  Will.  Now that Edward is dying from cancer and Josephine is pregnant,  Will decides to get the truth behind his Dad's stories once and for all.  What Will discovers is that Edward has been trying to inspire him, and that his Dad really does love him.  I was involved with Epiphany's shows from the beginning, when I was in the pit orchestra for The Sound of Music .  I then landed the role of Mendel the Rabbi's son in Fiddler on the Roof .  I had taken a long break from these shows, I  returned in 2006, to perform in ...

My 14 year old daughter just started high school a few days ago.  Yeah....just let that sit for a minute.  HIGH SCHOOL! This is just crazy to think about for this dad.  I vividly recall Sarah's first day of school when she was going to start first grade.  This little girl wanted to wear a dress because she INSISTED that nobody wear slacks on their first day of school.  Sarah has always been an old soul.  So, Paula and I watched her little body climb those steps of the bus and she waved as the bus pulled away.  I followed her to school and walked her to her first grade class.  There, I met Sheila Sanders, Sarah's first grade teacher.  I set Sarah's bags that contained her school supplies down next to her chair.  I gave her a hug and said I would see her later that night.  Sarah cried, and begged me not to leave.  As I held her for a moment, I reassured her that she was going to be fine.  I waved as I walked out of ...