Nutcracker
He was the Dancing Bear
He was the Rat King
He was the Arabian Prince
He was the Snow King
He was giddy
He was proud
He was excited
He was wonderful
His first performance in The Nutcracker
The second weekend of December 2012
Just before his 20th birthday
With a professional dance company in Amarillo
We were proud for him
His father and me and all his siblings
The last time we were all together in one place
We loved watching him dance
The lifts!
The spins!
The jumps!
The joy!
Never again will he dance the Nutcracker
Never again will he be the Dancing Bear or Rat King or Arabian Prince or Snow King
Never again will he put on tights or ballet shoes or wear stage makeup
Never again will he enter stage left with his silly grin showing that he absolutely loves being a dancer, loves being on stage, loves performing
The Accident changed all of that
Now he dances for the King of Kings
He dances for the Prince of Peace
He dances for the Lord of Lords
He dances for the Great I Am
He dances with Arabians
And Israelites
And Somalis
And Spanish
He dances with Africans
And Asians
And Brazilians
And Cherokee
He dances with men from every tribe and tongue
From every race
From every color
From every nation
He dances with saints who walked with Moses
And Joseph
And David
And Matthew
With men and women who walked with Martin Luther
And John Wesley
And Corrie Ten Boom
And Dallas Willard
He dances with his Granddad Bailey
And his Grandma Duncan
And his infant niece or nephew
And the children of many of my friends
He dances for an Audience of One
The Three in One
The Holy One
The One who was and is and is to come
He dances in worship
He dances in truth
He dances in heaven
He dances in eternity
He dances in the presence of the Perfect One
Of the Compassionate One
Of the Holy One
Of the One who knew no sin but became sin so that we could become the Righteousness of God
He still dances
He still lives
He still has joy
He still grins
Some day we will join him
Some day we will stand before the throne
Some day we will be face to face with G~d
Some day our joy will be complete
Until then I am grateful that I got to see him dance the Nutcracker
Until then I have peace in grief
Until then I have healing and joy and love
Until then I will live today.
Andrew Raymond Duncan, dancing, heaven, nutcracker
beautybeyondbones
This is absolutely beautiful. Yes, he is dancing for the King, dancing in joy. And one day you will dance together again ❤️ hugs and love to you Kathleen.
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richmondweb
I like it a lot mom. It is a neat picture of Andrew dancing with so many different people from so many places.
kathleenduncan
I believe that’s what Heaven will be like: we will be with saints from throughout the ages worshipping together. It’s going to be amazing! Andrew gets to experience being fully in the presence of Christ now. We will, too, someday.
thereluctantbaptist
Beautiful.