Re: The 'W' in Christmas

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The 'W' in Christmas

> > Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I > had cut back on nonessential obligations - extensive card writing, endless > baking, decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself > exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course, > the true meaning of Christmas.> My son, , was in kindergarten that year. It was an exciting season > for a six year old. For weeks, he'd been memorizing songs for his school's > "Winter Pageant." I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the > night of the production. Unwilling to miss his shining moment, I spoke with > his teacher. She assured me there'd be a dress rehearsal the morning of the > presentation. All parents unable to attend that evening were welcome to > come then. Fortunately, seemed happy with the compromise.> So, the morning of the dress rehearsal, I filed in ten minutes early, found > a spot on the cafeteria floor and sat down. Around the room, I saw several > other parents quietly scampering to their seats. As I waited, the students > were led into the room. Each class, accompanied by their teacher, sat > cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one, rose to perform > their song.> Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the holiday > as "Christmas," I didn't expect anything other than fun, commercial > entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa Claus, snowflakes and good cheer. > So, when my son's class rose to sing, "Christmas Love," I was slightly > taken aback by its bold title.> was aglow, as were all of his classmates, adorned in fuzzy > mittens, red sweaters, and bright snowcaps upon their heads. Those in the > front row- center stage - held up large letters, one by one, to spell out > the title of the song. As the class would sing "C is for Christmas," a > child would hold up the letter C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, > until each child holding up his portion had presented the complete message, > "Christmas Love."> The performance was going smoothly, until suddenly, we noticed her; a > small, quiet, girl in the front row holding the letter "M" upside down - > totally unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W". The audience of 1st > through 6th graders snickered at this little one's mistake. But she had no > idea they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, proudly holding her "W".> Although many teachers tried to shush the children, the laughter continued > until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A hush came > over the audience and eyes began to widen. In that instant, we understood > the reason we were there, why we celebrated the holiday in the first place, > why even in the chaos,> there was a purpose for our festivities.> For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: > "CHRISTWAS LOVE" And, I believe, He still is.Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com