From Angel Studios who brings us the incredible series The Chosen, and creator David Helling, ‘His Only Son’ is in theaters now. Helling used the GI Bill to attend film school and has worked for over five years to create this cinematically beautiful film. Down time through the COVID shutdown afforded him the extra space to perfect and polish this important movie made with a budget of less than half a million dollars. Most movies typically work with a budget of $50 million or more. God took the “very little” and turned it into something big and important.
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Out with the old and all that…What did 2022 teach you? That question has been rolling around my mind this week. I can say it’s been a solid year. I’m fortunate in that way. I turned 52 this year. My daughter celebrated her first year of marriage. My husband and I celebrated our tenth. My son became a real estate agent. All good things.
Do you battle anxiety? I do and retrospectively, I’m truly certain I’ve battled it since childhood. We are not alone.
One in five adults has anxiety. Further, 25% of children between ages 13-18 struggle with anxiety. The number of people with anxiety has increased in recent decades. In fact, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States.
What are you doing to keep busy during this unprecedented time where many of us are home?
I’ve been reading, relaxing, watching TV, and movies. And crying. Let’s be honest. My son is a high school senior and his musical that he was starring in (Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid) is done before it ever started. As I type this, he should be getting reading for call time and opening night. Instead, he’s in his room playing another video game, feeling completely robbed of his last high school musical and worried if he’ll have an actual graduation ceremony.