Sister Act

No she hasn't left me to join a convent, but what a performer. My wife Liesl was in a professional production of Sound of Music that finished up last weekend. Though some may list her role as minor, to me, she stole the show.

I'm always astounded by Liesl's confidence on stage. We sang together at my sister's wedding with a crowd of several hundred. She carried the tune while I almost passed out. The only thing that brought me through it was looking into her eyes that were telling me I could do it...or maybe they were telling me don't pass out and kill yourself on the steps! Either way I made it because of her.

Her most recent performance was no exception to her absolute grace under pressure. This time she was not singing in front of several hundred, but several thousand people! The first night I went to see the show, and I saw the crowd of almost 2,000 cheering on the performance I wanted to scream out, "That's my wife, isn't she amazing?!" But when she came up the elevator from backstage after the show, there was Liesl with that, "ehh no big deal" grin on her face. Don't get me wrong, she had a great time, but to her it was just another fun day on stage.

If you had been there, she may have seemed like just another nun in a sea of nuns, but she will always be my leading lady.