Emma was in Mamma Mia! She had a lead role, and she was wonderful. I wouldn’t have missed her performance for the world. How did the preschooler in the Aqua Room become a talented, kind, and very cool 10th grader- in the flash of an eye?
The performance at the Boston Opera House was the handwriting on the wall for Emma. She was drawn to singing and acting. Gloria helped, of course.
Emma’s cast photo
When the show was over, I found her, or she found me. My goodness, the tears flowed.
Tears are a good thing. They bring together all the good memories from the past, and put them into the present.
People will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.
~Maya Angelou~
Jennie
A Teacher's Reflections 
Hooray for Emma! And hooray for you and Gloria too! The photos of you and Emma after the performance are simply wonderful.
Best wishes, Pete.
I keep looking at the photos over and over again. ❤️ Many thanks, Pete.
Oh blimey the photos of you two meeting up! You must be so proud, and deservedly so.
I am, FR, and I love those photos, too. 🥰
Aww, this is so endearing, Jennie!
Thank you, Mitch. It certainly touched my heart.
This is BEAUTIFUL! And there must be thousands of similarly wonderful ripples emanating from your classroom through time and space… Well done! And thank you for reminding us about the great quotation from Dr. Angelou “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Those journal entries are wonderful memories. It’s so cool that Emma is doing what she loves and you got to go see her in the play.
Such a wonderful reunion. Well done, Emma! You must have been so proud, Jennie!
What a wonderful event to share with Emma. You must be so proud of her. You should also be proud of yourself (and Gloria).
So special ❤️
How wonderful ❤️
So sweet.
and now, you two have brought tears to me, tears of happiness of course.
Wow that is wonderful. I am very grateful to what you teachers do for our children and for all of us. But you certainly get rewarded. Maybe not monetarily but by life experiences.