Stumbling lightly toward the gift of grace.(Column)

National Catholic Reporter | December 27, 1996| | Copyright

When I was six, Grace was my favorite ballerina card. Auburn-haired and lithe in an emerald tutu, she had far more spirit than Laura in lavender tulle. I tried - too hard - to acquire Grace's poise.

My mother has a photo taken in dance class: 11 tiny girls in black leotards, legs scissored apart at a precise 30-degree angle, me plump in pale yellow, feet together, looking bewildered.

If my brain grasped the next step, my body wasn't ready. If I forced my body to follow along automatically, my brain fastened into a panic and I lost my place.

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