To back up a little bit....
I first met Nikki when she was three years old and I was asked to babysit her and her little sister while her parents went out for the evening. Her little sister cried the entire night. Needless to say...I wasn't asked back to babysit for them again.
Fast forward about ten years. My sister Libby becomes close friends with Nikki and ends up having many sleepovers and parties with Nikki.
Fast forward another six years or so. Nikki begins teaching my son tap at The Performance Academy. There began Elijah's love for dance. Nikki helped instill in Elijah the dedication to the thing he loves most - - - dance. Elijah competed in tap under Nikki's direction to one of his favorite dances; Newsies. I do want to mention that Elijah's love and respect for Nikki created his first ever crush. Nikki was absolutely sweet with Elijah and handled his admiration like a class act. Thanks, Nikki for handling my son's heart with such gentle hands.
Nikki has moved on. She is twenty five now and lives in Florida. In August, she will be moving to California to go to seminary and do an internship with Mosaic in LA. She's very excited.
This is a picture of Elijah with Nikki. Nikki was shocked to see how much Elijah had grown and how he was now taller than her. It was pretty emotional. Elijah has so much respect and love for Nikki and he was thrilled to spend some time with her before her big move to Los Angeles.
We will be praying for Nikki during this time of transition and know God will richly bless her for following the plan He has for her life.
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