Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit
Oprah walked through the door – her aura beamed a bright light that took everyone’s breath away. She was just as beautiful and charming in person. She waved her arms and greeted us all, then quickly began interviewing us in typical Oprah fashion. “Are you all mom bloggers? Isn’t the blogging world fantastic? Look at this new, this world we’re living in where everybody gets a voice and has power and authority to speak and have what you say mean something, it’s incredible really.” It’s literally like she read our minds. Everyone I come in contact with that asks me about my job knows that I truly feel this is the best job ever. I love being my own boss, being an inspiration for others, being there for my kids, along with the many, many other perks that come along with this blogging world. Soon Reese and Mindy arrived and we began our interview with the three Mrs. W’s from A Wrinkle in Time. We asked the ladies how they hoped the film and their roles in the film would inspire the next generation of girls. Oprah quickly says, “oh I raised y’all.” We all applaud and laughed because it’s SO true! Reese continues with “A part of what I loved about making the movie that I think is also in the movie and you really feel it is the power when women are together, and talking, and not the only woman in a movie or the only woman in a board room….When we get together, we create abundance, and that’s been a driving part of my career. So I think that’s a concept that we need to put into our little girls’ brains.” Mindy concurs by saying, “Yeah I think that the cast is so inclusive. I’ve never seen anything like that and I think that as a young woman I have felt so much joy from watching it.” Oprah adds, “Well what I do know for sure is that everybody’s goal is whether they can articulate it as such or not is to live a life that matters and a life that has meaning. And I think that my hand prints, my heart prints, all over the Oprah show for all those years is a is a magnificent purpose to have lived. But I also knew when we were doing this film that there would be young girls like your daughter who would come along and they would see the Mrs. And they would see me and they would say, what do you mean she had a talk show and that the imprint, the heart print that you eventually will leave in this world will come from what is said in this movie. And so for your generation that I helped to raise there will be generations to come that will be raised on this story.” Seriously you guys, just stop and think about that for a moment. It’s so profound, and true. She has left an incredible legacy – one that will continue to inspire women, girls, even men, for years to come. She’s such a gift for this world, and I’m so incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have learned from her, and be inspired by her. Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Whatsit share their favorite moments from the film… Reese mentions, “when Storm (Meg) looks up and she’s talking to her little brother who’s been possessed by darkness and says I deserve to be loved. I lost it I just lost it, y’all I was like, we all deserve to be the center, the lead of our own movie, the captain of our ship. And we do not see that enough, we don’t see ourselves enough and I think a movie like this with a company like Disney getting behind it says so much to to young people.” Mindy adds, “there are so many quotations in the movie, but one of them really [stands out], Storm has fallen down and she’s feeling hurt, she doesn’t want to stand up. And Mrs. Who says ‘the wound is where the light enters’, which is so profound.” Oprah shared, “That resonated deeply with me because I feel that is really true, that everything that happens to you that wounds you, that crisis is the open door for more light to actually come in. My favorite is when Mrs. Which says to Storm, do you know how many millions and millions of events had to occur as they did in order for you to be exactly the way you are? And I actually think that about my own life as an African American who came from slaves and that story, that journey. And I think about it for the life of everyone I meet. Everybody on the planet. I just think of what it took to get you here. I mean, when you just think about the possibility of that sperm hitting that egg…” Oh boy did she have the room in an uproar! But we had to pull it together. This moment with the three Mrs. W’s would be over too soon. Oprah continues with, “When I got to say that to her (Storm), I think there was a connection that she and I had that went beyond the characters, like how much had to happen in order for you, Storm, to be here in this moment having this lead role in this movie and us experiencing this together. It was really pretty powerful.”

Amber says
You’re so lucky you got to meet these ladies! This is one of my favorite movies of the year!