What is Christmas?

Somehow this year, my payment was due and it was my turn to be in charge of the kids' Christmas play at church.  With much doubt and despair as I anticipated the extra work that would be required to pull this off, I almost backed out.  However, something very simple and managable was laid on my heart for us to be able to do.  With Tony's help and computer expertise, we were able to bless our community with a children's Christmas musicial.  It was very traditional in that it consisted of the Christmas hymns and the reciting of the Christmas story found in the Bible.  We also put together a video collage of the kids telling about their favorite part of Christmas and another one of them telling about the true meaning of Christmas. 

If nothing else, the kids who particated learned the traditional Christmas carols and will be able to sing along for years to come because of learning and practicing them this year.  Also, I hope they have a better understanding of the best gift ever given - Jesus! 

Even Cam and Maeve had small parts in the musical.  Cam sang all the songs.  (Maeve practiced them and loved bellowing out "Go Tell It on the Mountain," but did not stand up in the choir to sing during the performance.)  Cam also memorized what the "A" in Christmas stands for as part of the poem we recited.  He said, "A is for the angels who made the heavens ring."   Maeve dressed like a little sheep, but I was her shepherd on the front row apparently.  She never made it up to the stable area, but she looked adorable in her attempts.  Wherever we have been and we hear the now familiar Christmas carols, both of them will say, "This is one of our church songs" and join in signing it. 

I am glad that I answered the call.