The Christmas Hope

The third installment which follows The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Blessing.

When lives intertwine during Christmas, hope is the one unifying gift. After suffering a personal tragedy, Patty Addison, a social worker, throws herself into finding homes for children in need. With her marriage to Mark, an airline pilot, on the rocks, Patty feels it’s the wrong time to temporarily take in 9-year-old Emily, who has just lost her single mother in a terrible car accident. However, sweet Emily quickly wins over Patty and Mark. As the Addison’s start to reconnect with each other, it’s revealed that their teenage son, Sean, had perished in a car accident as well, two years earlier. The ties run deeper– at the same time in the very same town, Dr. Nathan Andrews, a father-to-be, struggles to find the parents of a young man who died in his ER. While Mark takes a troubled friend of Sean's, the friend who ultimately holds the key to Emily’s special Christmas gift, under his wing. In a twist of fate, all is almost lost when Emily runs away, but Patty and Mark come together to find her in a true measure of healing and faith.

This movie has a song as well.

Until next time this is Mylea Janis Teresa saying God Bless, Be Joyful and don't forget to Pray!

The Christmas Blessing

The moving sequel to The Christmas Shoes and like the first a tear jerker as well.

Nathan Andrews has grown up and is now a medical resident. After he loses a patient and old memories are triggered, the young doctor begins to rethink his career and takes a break from practicing medicine and moves back home with his father. There, he meets a beautiful, young teacher, Megan Sullivan, and falls in love with her. One of her students, Charlie Bennett, also wins a special place in Nathan's heart as he, like Nathan, lost his mother at an early age.

Returning home brings a whole new set of complications for Nathan. He realizes, with Megan's help, that he must let go of the past in order to embrace the present and move on with his life. Just as Nathan is settling in, his world begins to crumble when the lives of the woman he loves and an innocent young boy are in crisis. As a result Nathan finds himself questioning God, fate and the fragility of life, all the while hoping for a Christmas miracle.

Newsong like with the first has a song for this movie as well.

Until next time this is Mylea Janis Teresa saying God Bless, Be Joyful and don't forget to Pray!

The Christmas Shoes

One of my favorite Christmas movies is The Christmas Shoes.

In this heartwarming Christmas drama, a workaholic attorney crosses paths with a young boy on Christmas Eve and rediscovers the true meaning of love, life, and the holiday season.

Rob Lowe and Kimberly Williams star in this 2002 made-for-TV Christmas tearjerker. When a young boy learns that his mother is dying, he struggles to scrape the money together to buy her a pair red shoes. In the process he changes the heart of a workaholic lawyer, who reevaluates his relationship with his estranged wife and daughter, and his own recently deceased mother.

I watch this movie probably two times a year. We have had several mothers watch this movie and brake down in tears, especially mothers who have sons. I have watched men who were close to their mother cry as well. As you can see almost everybody will tear up. so have plenty of tissues on hand.
Also this movie has a song , which I Love to listen to.

If you can't watch the movie at least listen to the song, click on the link. Let me know if it works.

Until next time this is Mylea Janis Teresa saying God Bless, Be Joyful and don't forget to Pray

Christmas Play's of the Past

It was around this time in the past that as a child, I would partake in the Christmas Plays at ICCS, the neighborhood children and Friday Night Family Group.

 The first one was at ICCS; I was 6 years old and was the lead sheep. I think I did well for a lead sheep considering all I did was lay around and wear cotton balls all over me. I almost wish I had a picture to show you. We sang Christmas Carols that year too and like bad experiences, that I find embarrassing, one of them happened that night. As I was singing, I spaced out and had one of my many staring spells of the day. I don’t know how long it lasted but when I snapped out of it, I was the only one on stage and the entire student body and their families were looking at me waiting to get off stage. Now I wonder why my health has caused me such great setbacks in the past.

I participated in two more Christmas programs at ICCS, before we started homeschooling. I always liked the live nativity they had there and wanted to be part of it.

 One year I gathered all of the kids on my street and we put on a Christmas play for our parents to watch. We rehearsed for days. Again, something happened all of the kids froze up and got stage fright. Me, being the oldest I did the impossible I put on a one Woman play act that day. I did well considering that my cast and crew fell through.

 The last of the Christmas Plays I put on was at our Friday Night Group. I did probably five of them and took charge of two of them. The last one was the biggest and well constructed. I wrote the script, gathered all the props and costumes, and even got someone to play the guitar for the songs. Everything went well except, I butted heads with the producer (we were both Control Freaks at the time.)

 Again, if it was not health or a one-woman act play it was getting theatrical. I had the script based on scripture and I memorized all of the lines for Cousin Elizabeth. I rehearsed until I could say everything in my sleep (I think I still have it memorized to this day.) The scene came and I said my lines, until half way through I brought it up a notch and started crying and jumping up and down. The girl who was playing Mary started to giggle, but stayed in character. People looked serious and thought that was planned. When I was done with my scene, I went back stage and got ready for my character (I played two or three different people.)

 The rest of the play went well and the Christmas Carols went as planned. I was praised for having such a dramatic piece and someone mentioned that Elizabeth might have actually jumped up and down and cried tears of Joy when seeing Mary. I heard that someone actually taped the play. I would probably like to see it just for laughs. Until this day, everyone laughs about my dramatic performance.

Now I wonder why I am so animated, it must come naturally.

How is that for one “Happy Coconut”

Until next time this is Mylea Janis Teresa saying God bless, be Joyful and don’t forget to Pray!

2nd Week of Advent

I have been reflecting on the past week and wondering how it could have been better. Then again that candle has already burned. It was scary starting out last week but learning a lesson lightened it up. School could have been better and time could have been used more wisely but this next week will be different. Tonight when I go up to the church, I will pray that I use my time to what is God's will for me. As for this week Blogging wise, I have some posts telling of Christmas past.

Until next time this is Mylea Janis Teresa saying God Bless, Be Joyful and don't forget to Pray!

Approaching the Holiday Season

Even though "Negative Mylea" is part of the past I will quote her just this once from one encounter which happened back in July...

A Friend asked Negative Mylea if she was ever happy. She replied by saying

Negative Mylea: I have lost the meaning of Happiness

Friend: You don't even enjoy the holidays like Christmas and opening up presents?

Negative Mylea:  The holidays have always been stressful for me and opening up presents makes me feel selfish because I would not have enough gifts compared to my sisters.

The Friend was silent

Now that "Negative Mylea" is part of the past. "Positive Mylea" will take over her response to the holidays?

The Holidays have been stressful in the past. I look forward to this year though since I see it in a newer light full of meaning.

I have always loved sitting around the dinner table praying with my family and friends.

As for food Eating Mama's Tacos and Banana Pudding along with Sausage Balls if there is any left before Uncle Kelly and Uncle Curt take them all. It just makes my mouth water thinking about it.

The presents are nice but don't mean nearly as much to me now as they did in the past.
I will get a few this year but have deiced to do something different.
I would tell you but it would spoil a future blog post.   

Last but not least The true meaning of Thanksgiving and Christmas will take much more of a dominate place this holiday Season for me.   

Until next time this is Mylea Janis Teresa saying God Bless, be Joyful, and don't forget to Pray!