My 5 YO is quite the ham... and totally played to the crowd! I was laughing and crying and turning 20 shades of red... but the memories are priceless!
and my 6YO (and 5YO again) in their small group song of the angels "saying" Glory to God as the Bible says instead of singing like we always say... Well, it was a rap and my 2 girls could NOT keep still. they had the moves going on!!
On the other hand my 8 YO son did such a phenomenal job on his major speaking role that my buttons wanted to burst with pride... He even caught the attention of the drama/theatre/communications professor from our local college!!
My little 3YO was just part of the audience... and needed the games on my iPod touch to get her through the evening! :)
So, I just have to say... my kids ARE my pride and joy, even when they embarrass me... and when they become teenagers ...sweet REVENGE!! :) so here is the forwarded email story... not mine, but close!!
THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
My husband and I had been happily married
(most of the time) for five years
But hadn't been blessed with a baby.
I decided to do some serious
Praying and promised God
That if he would give us a child,
I would be a perfect mother,
Love it with all my heart
And raise it with His Word
As my guide.
God answered my prayers
And blessed us with a son.
The next year God blessed us
With another son.
The following year,
He blessed us with
Yet another son.
The year after that we
Were blessed with a daughter.
My husband thought we'd
Been blessed right into poverty.
We now had four children,
And the oldest was only four years old.
I learned never to ask God
For anything unless I meant it
As a minister once told me,
"If you pray for rain,
Make sure you carry an umbrella."
I began reading a few verses
Of the Bible to the children
Each day as they lay in their cribs...
I was off to a good start.
God had entrusted me
With four children and
I didn't want to disappoint Him.
I tried to be patient the day
The children smashed
Two dozen eggs on
The kitchen floor searching
For baby chicks.
I tried to be understanding
(most of the time) for five years
But hadn't been blessed with a baby.
I decided to do some serious
Praying and promised God
That if he would give us a child,
I would be a perfect mother,
Love it with all my heart
And raise it with His Word
As my guide.
God answered my prayers
And blessed us with a son.
The next year God blessed us
With another son.
The following year,
He blessed us with
Yet another son.
The year after that we
Were blessed with a daughter.
My husband thought we'd
Been blessed right into poverty.
We now had four children,
And the oldest was only four years old.
I learned never to ask God
For anything unless I meant it
As a minister once told me,
"If you pray for rain,
Make sure you carry an umbrella."
I began reading a few verses
Of the Bible to the children
Each day as they lay in their cribs...
I was off to a good start.
God had entrusted me
With four children and
I didn't want to disappoint Him.
I tried to be patient the day
The children smashed
Two dozen eggs on
The kitchen floor searching
For baby chicks.
I tried to be understanding
When they started a hotel for
Homeless frogs in the spare bedroom,
Homeless frogs in the spare bedroom,
although it took me nearly two hours
To catch all twenty-three frogs.
To catch all twenty-three frogs.
When my daughter poured
Ketchup all over herself and
Rolled up in a blanket to see
How it felt to be a hot dog,
I tried to see the humor
Rather than the mess.
In spite of changing over
Twenty-five thousand diapers,
Never eating a hot meal
And never sleeping for more
Than thirty minutes at a time,
I still thank God daily for my children.
While I couldn't keep my promise
To be a perfect mother
(I didn't even come close),
I did keep my promise
To raise them in the Word of God.
I knew I was missing the mark
Just a little when I told
My daughter we were going
To church to worship God,
And she wanted to bring
A bar of soap along to
"wash up" Jesus, too.
Something was lost in the translation when
I explained that God gave us everlasting life,
And my son thought it was generous of God
I did keep my promise
To raise them in the Word of God.
I knew I was missing the mark
Just a little when I told
My daughter we were going
To church to worship God,
And she wanted to bring
A bar of soap along to
"wash up" Jesus, too.
Something was lost in the translation when
I explained that God gave us everlasting life,
And my son thought it was generous of God
to give us his "last wife."
My proudest moment came
During the children's Christmas pageant.
My daughter was playing Mary,
Two of my sons were shepherds
And my youngest son was a wise man.
This was their moment to shine.
My five-year-old shepherd
Had practiced his line,
"We found the babe wrapped
In swaddling clothes."
But he was nervous and said,
"The baby was wrapped
In wrinkled clothes."
My four-year-old "Mary" said,
"That's not 'wrinkled clothes,' silly.
My proudest moment came
During the children's Christmas pageant.
My daughter was playing Mary,
Two of my sons were shepherds
And my youngest son was a wise man.
This was their moment to shine.
My five-year-old shepherd
Had practiced his line,
"We found the babe wrapped
In swaddling clothes."
But he was nervous and said,
"The baby was wrapped
In wrinkled clothes."
My four-year-old "Mary" said,
"That's not 'wrinkled clothes,' silly.
That's dirty, rotten clothes."
A wrestling match broke out
Between Mary and the shepherd
And was stopped by an angel,
Who bent her halo and lost her left wing.
I slouched a little lower
In my seat when Mary
Dropped the doll representing
Baby Jesus, and it bounced
Down the aisle crying,
"Mama-mama."
Mary grabbed the doll,
Wrapped it back up
And held it tightly as
The wise men arrived.
My other son stepped forward
Wearing a bathrobe and a paper crown,
Knelt at the manger and announced,
"We are the three wise men,
And we are bringing gifts
Of gold,
Common sense
And fur."
The congregation dissolved into laughter,
And the pageant got a standing ovation.
"I've never enjoyed a Christmas
Program as much as this one,"
Laughed the pastor, wiping tears from his eyes.
"For the rest of my life,
I'll never hear the Christmas story without
Thinking of Gold,
Common sense
And fur."
"My children are my pride
And my joy and my greatest
Blessing," I said as I dug
Through my purse for an aspirin.
A wrestling match broke out
Between Mary and the shepherd
And was stopped by an angel,
Who bent her halo and lost her left wing.
I slouched a little lower
In my seat when Mary
Dropped the doll representing
Baby Jesus, and it bounced
Down the aisle crying,
"Mama-mama."
Mary grabbed the doll,
Wrapped it back up
And held it tightly as
The wise men arrived.
My other son stepped forward
Wearing a bathrobe and a paper crown,
Knelt at the manger and announced,
"We are the three wise men,
And we are bringing gifts
Of gold,
Common sense
And fur."
The congregation dissolved into laughter,
And the pageant got a standing ovation.
"I've never enjoyed a Christmas
Program as much as this one,"
Laughed the pastor, wiping tears from his eyes.
"For the rest of my life,
I'll never hear the Christmas story without
Thinking of Gold,
Common sense
And fur."
"My children are my pride
And my joy and my greatest
Blessing," I said as I dug
Through my purse for an aspirin.
Jesus had no servants,
Yet they called Him Master.
Had no degree,
Yet they called Him Teacher .
Had no medicines,
yet they called Him Healer.
Had no army,
yet kings feared Him.
He won no military battles,
yet He conquered the world.
He committed no crime,
yet they crucified Him.
He was buried in a tomb,
yet He lives today.
Yet they called Him Master.
Had no degree,
Yet they called Him Teacher .
Had no medicines,
yet they called Him Healer.
Had no army,
yet kings feared Him.
He won no military battles,
yet He conquered the world.
He committed no crime,
yet they crucified Him.
He was buried in a tomb,
yet He lives today.
If you believe in
God and in Jesus Christ His Son,
Pass this on to others & wish them a
"Merry Christmas!!!"
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
First picture was from the church program night... this picture is from the school program night! :)
Merry Christmas!!
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