This year JCN adopted 7 kids from our community for the Christmas season. We interviewed families and had the kids (ages 1 - 9) make their Christmas lists out. One little picked out EVERY item in the toy catalog (which is really the antithesis of picking) and one little girl picked out every PINK item in the toy catalog. A few weeks before Christmas I met several people at Walmart to do the Christmas shopping. I have never felt more inadequate in my life.....who knew shopping for toys could be so difficult. So I commandeered a couple of kids to help me out in the toy section. One Wednesday night before Christmas we had a pizza party with all of the families, told the Christmas Story, and then let them tear into their gifts. It was so much fun!
Elf Abby Lynn.....she was perfectly enthusiastic. (and it got me out of being the elf myself!)
Yes, that's right...Santa arrived to take pictures with the kids.
The conversation I had with Elf Abby just before I told the Christmas Story:
Me: Abby, can you help me lay out the quilts so we can tell the Christmas Story?
Abby: Which Christmas Story??
Me: ABBY?! THEChristmas Story... you know, the one with Baby Jesus in it.
Abby: Oh, that one.
Each kid got to pick a handmade ornament off the tree to take home.
Our faithful teens! They jumped right in and made our guests feel right at home!
Our kid friendly Christmas tree....our Women's Ministry made a ton of ornaments to decorate our colorful tree.
I hope at some point this Christmas you got to open an excited kid open a present!
Mandy
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