On pins and needles!

Today I'm celebrating Pins and Needles Day!

The original purpose of this day was to commemorate the opening of the pro-labor 1937 hit Broadway musical Pins and Needles on this date in 1937. This play was written by Harold Rome and commissioned by the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union. Originally envisioned as an amateur musical review, it became a musical sensation of Broadway, playing 1,108 performances, a record not broken until 1945 by Oklahoma. However, over time, this day has rather been recognized as a nervous and anxious day. It's a day of eager anticipation, awaiting an event or something to happen.
Perhaps you can recall times when you anxiously awaited:

• an exam
  
• the results of a medical test
  
• the end of a surgery
  
• the response to an important question (maybe your first date, a proposal for marriage)
  
• the reply to a note or e-mail you sent
  
• the successful performance at a musical recital
  
• you breaking your leg in a dramatic production
  
• the end of the long day when you know there will be a layoff

During this holiday season, you may be on pins and needles about:

• your cake rising to perfect height
  
• the arrival of the gifts you purchased online
  
• the delivery of the gifts you mailed to family and friends
  
• the actual arrival of the many guests you invited to your party
  
• a special gift that you hope to receive
  
• a visit from Santa, even if you travel to Grandma's house
  
• the granting of your Christmas wishes!

Of all the special days on the calendar to celebrate, this one could be rather nerve-wracking. It's to celebrate those times when you're on pins and needles until the event or occasion successfully unfolds and resolves itself. Today, if you run across someone who's a little edgy or prickly or if you are on pins and needles, perhaps the following will help:

• An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up. Proverbs 12:25
  
• Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6
  

For you guitar fans, here's a music video Frets on Fire to Billy Talent's Pins and Needles

Posted on YouTube by corporalgregg

For those who prefer a little Country, you'd likely enjoy hearing Reba McEntire sing There Ain't No Love/Pins and Needles about a special one who loves her, even when she might be on pins and needles.

I hope that you had a happy, calm, and relaxing Pins and Needles Day!

Image credit: LaborFest