Kindergarten Talent Show

A week ago Wednesday, T made his live audience drumming debut when he participated in the kindergarten talent show.  In the weeks leading up to the event, he was really not very sure he wanted to be in the show.  Though he loves drumming, he has never been too sure about playing in front of any sort of group.  We had lots of conversations about nervousness being a very normal feeling, about sharing the gifts that God has given us with others, about being brave and courageous...you get the idea.  T's teacher, Mrs. Erb, knew that he was contemplating drumming for the show, so the day before the forms needed to be turned in, she talked with him a little bit at school.  When a few of the other kids overheard her, they voiced their excitement over the fact that he could play drums and expressed how much they would really like to see him play.  This little bit of encouragement from peers was just what T needed and that day he came home and proudly told us that he was going to drum in the show.  The night before the show, he was in his bed and was once again expressing his nervousness to play in front of a crowd.  I told him that if it helped him, he should just pretend that there was no one else in the room but that he was just down in his bedroom jammin' out like he does nearly every day.  He seemed to like that idea.  We prayed that God would give him confidence, courage and peace and that he would have a lot of fun.  Our prayers were answered and when it was his turn to perform, he hopped right up and did a great job.  Though he certainly didn't show all of his "tricks", it was just the boost of confidence he needed to get him over that initial fear of performing for a group.