Last month Joel and I got to meet Alberta-born actress Erin Karpluk. On a whim I’d entered an online CBC contest and it was a wonderful surprise to get an email saying ‘two tickets are yours!’ We had a marvellous time at Milestones Restaurant in downtown Calgary with Erin and her co-star, Adam Fergus, and twenty some other guests. (Some drove from Edmonton and Saskatoon to be there for the two hours)
Being Erica is into its third television season and the Canadian show has become popular world-wide. I enjoy the series’ themes that our past doesn’t need to define who we are today -- which is a healthy reflection of our own Judeo- Christian beliefs of healing, redemption, new life and new possibilities. At the end of the evening, as we had our photo taken with Erin, we learned she was confirmed in the United Church in Jasper. It was wonderful to meet this talented Canadian actress whose skilled acting can take us through emotions of regret, grief, embarrassment, excitement, delight and out-loud laughter within an hour-long episode. But what Erin makes look easy, as she described for us, takes hours of careful work and deliberation over each script.
Watch for Erin Karpluk in the Hallmark Christmas movie, Mrs. Miracle, based on a book by Debbie MacComber. (The light-hearted novel is available to borrow from the church library)
2 comments:
Shelley, you are an "inspiritation!" I am enjoying your blog. Thank you for sharing your insights on the show "Being Erica"and meeting Erin. I appreciate your values and how you find God's love and messages in day to day life! Keep up the great work, I love to read your blog! Shauna Way
I've just discovered you blog and it is wonderful! Thank you for being both inspirational and practical in your entries! Keep up the amazing work! Thank you, Lora Hinman.
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