Emmanuel Christmas Pageant 2010

The Emmanuel Baptist Church Christmas Pageant 2010

Every year our church host a Christmas Pageant to celebrate the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  This year my daughter and I were able to be a part of the greatest story ever told. 

 Watch out!  Our camels do bite!!  (And dance).

Some of our children that celebrated Jesus' arrival into Jerusalem.

A sweet palm bearer.

My daughter and I waiting in the back room to do our scenes.  In this costume I am a vendor and she is a palm bearer.

Rejoice!  Rejoice!  He is risen!!

"Angels, We Have Heard They Fly"

Being in the Christmas Pagaent is always something that I have really enjoyed and am thrilled that I now get to share this experience with at least one member of my family, my daughter. 

 Usually, I play the part of an angel and a vendor selling a variety of items through the years.  Being an angel is definitely my favorite thing as I am behind the scrim and "in the clouds."

Behind-the-scenes is always great fun.  My friends Brenda and April make it such an enjoyable experience.  This year we made it a ritual to "fly" as we made our way to backstage in order to get set-up for our scene.  We must have been a sight with our wings spread out running through the EBC parking lot.   April was extremely thoughtful as she brought me a Christmas gift this year.  Here is a picture of what it was:

It seems that if you go the bathroom just one too many times during pagaent, you are deemed a "risk" and worthy of such a gift. 

I've often wondered if Jesus is watching from heaven and what he thinks of our little production?  I choose to believe that He is pleased that we are serving Him and telling others about Him but inside slightly amused at how wrong we are on so many counts.  "No, no that's not how it happened at all."  "Angels don't look anything like that,"  etc.  Still, I feel so blessed to be a part of this and hope that as I continue to age and perhaps slow down on my flying a little bit and increase my use of Serenity pads, (there's a heaven joke in there somewhere), that Jesus will watch me and say, "No, no my child, the angels never looked that old, but I am still so pleased."