Kathleen's preschool had their Christmas program last week. The children had been practicing for weeks (it was before Thanksgiving when I first saw them singing Joy to the World), and Kathleen was beyond excited. She might not have sung every word, but she was all about the choreography! (We know that three minutes is more than a little long, but stick around for the "dancing" at 1:35 -- it's pretty funny!)
We're so grateful that Kathleen's in a little Christian preschool, a place where her teachers help reinforce what we're teaching at home: that Christmas isn't about Santa or presents, but about the amazing gift of the Christ Child. (Because, let me tell you, it's hard to compete with Santa. We need all the extra help we can get!) Kathleen loved practicing the nativity play; she performs it at home for us, again and again. She particularly likes to be the angel. We will never tire of hearing her say, "You will call him Jesus, and He will come to save all people!" When I was growing up, we always acted out the nativity on Christmas Eve, and it's fun to watch our littles do the same thing.
In case you didn't get to watch real-live children perform the nativity story this year, I wanted to share this cute YouTube video from New Zealand. (I love their little accents! And the costumes!) We've watched it here again and again. The children and I love it!
It's loud. It's messy. It's alternately humbling and hilarious. And it's frequently rather sleep-deprived. Nonetheless, we love it. We're learning to revel in the chaos of our life, trusting that where we are now is right where God would have us.
1 comment:
These are great! thank you for sharing! Joshua actually sat still for a whole 7 min!
The glowsticks are hilarious! Never saw that in a Nativity reenactment. :)
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