On a lighter note...
1. Your child looks at the nativity scene nestled serenely beneath your tree and says, “What’s that camel doing in Santa’s workshop?”
2. Little Johnny is writing a letter to Baby Jesus at the North Pole, asking for a pony like the one Mary Christmas rode in the pageant at church last year. You gently correct Johnny’s error: it was a donkey.
3. You sing “Amazing Grace” to the tune of “Frosty, the Snowman.”
4. Your pre-schooler adds a green Play-Doh creature to your manger scene insisting, “Mommy, you forgot the Grinch.
5. In the plywood caravan of magi on your roof, the lead camel sports a red 200-watt nose.
6. Your kindergartner comes home with a story that wise guys from back East (probably from Brooklyn) gave the first Hanukkah presents to three kids named Golda, Frankenstein, and Murray.
7. You’ve been searching your Bible for the story of Amahl and the Night Visitors.
8. You’re surprised when it isn’t eggnog in those tiny cups at communion.
9. Your spouse repaints the front yard nativity scene and gives Joseph a red suit and white beard.
10. You remember the Bible says Jesus was living in a “house” when the wise men arrived; this explains how they were able to come down the chimney.
Merry Christmas!
From 'A View From the Back Pew' by Delia Stewart
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