This is so cute....
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> 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.
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God answered my prayers
and blessed us with a son.
The next year God blessed us
with another son.
and another 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.
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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.
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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,
although it took me nearly two hours 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.
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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.
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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.
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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. That's dirty, rotten clothes."
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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.
Feel honored to serve such a Leader who loves us
If you believe in God and in Jesus Christ His Son,
send this to all on your buddy list.
> GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!n
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