Over the past five years, I’ve had plenty of time to get used to people calling Starlite my “hobby” and “that little thing you do.”  I used to get all riled up; that little “hobby” was a 40+ hours a week thing I did.  For no pay.  For four straight years.  With only processed nacho cheese as my earthly reward.  Glory.

As I’ve grown to the ripe old age of 23, I’ve realized that it would be best to just let what we do speak for itself.  No need to defend it as a “real” ministry — especially since it isn’t my ministry, anyway.  I can pretty much guarantee that the day this ministry starts being about me is the day we’ll be having a yard sale advertising “all things pink.” 

And, truth be told, there are parts of it that I can’t even dream about claiming to have anything to do with simply due to the embarrassment factor.  Sometimes I wonder if God feels the same.  I submit the following for your consideration:

Here we have Erika and Angela preparing for their debut singing and dancing performance to “It’s Raining Men.”  Beauty like this doesn’t come easy, folks.

I mean, have you ever really sat down and thought about the physical stamina it takes to perform such a classic hit?  These beauties worked for hours on their dance routines… and their hair.  Obviously.

The pressure can be intense.  All those middle school eyes watching you, waiting for you to forget one of your signature choreographed moves.  Watching for you to fall off the stage.  Intense, I tell you.

Our leaders are professionals though.  Through the good times and the rough, they stick together.  Sometimes literally, but that was an accident.  And we don’t want to talk about that time, now do we?

They’ve got each other’s backs, no matter how ugly their hairstyles might be.  Sisters before misters, darlings.  And don’t you forget it.  Especially since after I press “publish,” there might not be any misters coming your way.

This, this is why we’re hot.  And how we roll.  And, incidentally, how we got last weekend’s massive sleepover off to a rockin’ start. 

And to think people don’t think we’re a real ministry.  Whatev’.