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.”
Many thanks, Will. Yes there are so many ripples, but some are small and some are big. The small ones are just as important. Really. Maya Angelou would be the first to agree. I have her quote ‘front and center’, so I can read it every day.
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.
Yes, all the way around! Thank you, Deborah! It was just wonderful to see her in the play.
Such a wonderful reunion. Well done, Emma! You must have been so proud, Jennie!
It was, and I was so proud! Thank you, Darlene.
What a wonderful event to share with Emma. You must be so proud of her. You should also be proud of yourself (and Gloria).
That’s so nice, Dan. It was wonderful, and I am SO proud of her. Big smiles for me and Gloria, too.
So special ❤️
Thank you!
How wonderful ❤️
Thank you!
So sweet.
Thank you!
and now, you two have brought tears to me, tears of happiness of course.
Of course! And that’s a good thing. We know each other well. I keep looking at the photos. 💕
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.
Well said, Thomas. Thank you.
So heart warming, Jennie. Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad you liked it, John.
Very much so. 😀
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I am smiling through tears…. ❤
Aww…. 🥰
Best post I’ve read today, Jennie. I loved seeing those tears of joy from teacher and student.
I’m so glad it was the best post you read today, Pete. Tears of joy fill the heart, and I think both my heart and Emma’s heart were filled. To the top.
How special, Jennie. From spending time with Gloria and time in the Aqua Room to the stage in Mama Mia. I love the pictures of you two. What a proud teacher you are. You definitely made an impact on her life.
Thank you so much, Carla!
How wonderful! Congratulations, Emma and hurray Jennie!!
Thank you, Lisa!
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Oh! How wonderful that Gloria had a hand in this beautiful and talented young lady’s life. …Not to mention your hand too Jennie … This is wonderful 💜💜💜
Yes, Gloria had a hand in this. Big wow! Thanks so much, Willow! 💕
It was a wonderful path for you to witness and you have helped so many. 💜💜💜
Hooray for Emma and so nice to see you both hugging eachother. Jennie an excellent and uplifting post. Thanks 👍👍👍👍
What a wonderful post Jennie and Emma clearly loved having you there for the performance and I am not surprised there were tears. We will have to keep an eye out in the future to see where this performance might lead…♥