Diva in the Making

Tonight David and I had a worship practice with Glenn and Rachel and it was really fun to just play, sing, and woship together. What we didn't bank on was the extra back-up vocalist joining our group. Erin, after getting all "gussied up" in "play clothes" attire thanks to Glenn's daughters, came out of her dressing room looking the part of a Wilma Flintstone meets sequin/feather beauty. Her animal print top was adorned with green, red, and lavendar beads, wrists bedazzled with hot pink, green, and orange, and the skirt, perhaps the most intriguing part of the outfit, was silver sequins with hot pink feather trim. Oh, she also had a purple headband on, and almost looked like she stepped out of an 80's dance flick (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun comes to mind!).

Well, we all oohed and ahhed over her makeover, but she was just getting started. She informed us that she wanted to sing too, so grabbed some of our music, made a spot for herself on the floor, and did her best to sing along. Her heart was completely in it, as she mainly provided an echo for Rachel and I (who were not in her league as far as fashion goes!), but belted it out as loudly as she could, lips pressed to the mic that was plugged in, but thankfully not hot. She watched our mouths intently, trying to mimic every movement, and did a pretty good job with the choruses of a few of the songs. The Word says make a joyful noise ... and that she did! I know that His heart was smiling as widely as ours were!

Perhaps the most "diva-ish" moment was when she got up as David and Glenn were playing the intro to the next song, stopped David cold with her hand, and said, "Daddy, don't start the next song ... I need a drink." She casually sauntered across the room to retrieve her Capri Sun, sipped leisurely, then returned to her spot, with an "Okay, you can start now." I kept waiting for flourishing hand movements, but I guess that will come at the next practice. Whew, I feel sorry for her future band-mates! What a drama queen!