tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14122718.post3338285867747101868..comments2008-12-10T10:59:54.416-06:00Jeremy D. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561745596768785374noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14122718.post-74516603926750933822008-12-10T10:59:00.000-06:002008-12-10T10:59:00.000-06:00Hi Jeremy D, long time fan, first time writer...<BR/><BR/>"The Christmas story is nice and all, but if we end with warm fuzzies, we've missed the story of Christ."<BR/><BR/>This is the theme that's been swirling around in my head this Advent, and the point I'm trying to drive home to my teens. Particularly for those of us raised in the church, I think it's easy to get visions of sugar plumbs dancing in our heads, along with a flannelgraph story of Jesus' birth. Not that there's anything particularly wrong with the "warm fuzzies", but if that's all it is, it's nothing but a holiday we leave in December, not the beginning of a world-changing event.<BR/><BR/>I recently rented and watched The Nativity Story, and the director does take some artistic liberties, but overall the movie does a great job at portraying the humanity, the raw emotion of Mary, Joseph, and their families. In the movie at least, Mary was half a second away from being stoned to death for an unwed pregnancy! To see Mary and Joseph's obedience to God in spite of being outcast by everyone around them is nothing short of a miracle itself.<BR/><BR/>Before I begin rambling, I'm praying for you, Meghan, and Brayden- for what it's worth, I had the same thing done when I was 6 or 7, and the only thing I remember as being the worst part was having to wear those stupid rubber earplugs when I went swimming...Andy Feynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14122718.post-79006325692414869772008-12-10T10:57:00.000-06:002008-12-10T10:57:00.000-06:00good stuff jeremy. thanks for the reminder.<BR/><BR/>i'll be praying for you guys and your boy today.davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05659947543001657161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14122718.post-38630755613498902942008-12-10T10:06:00.000-06:002008-12-10T10:06:00.000-06:00hey bro, great post! prayin for all of you today...nick muccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08375185003894575748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14122718.post-18387061575560649532008-12-09T23:17:00.000-06:002008-12-09T23:17:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing your feelings and thoughts. I actually remember bits and pieces of your time with ear infections, ear-tubes, and tonsils. I remember you getting to eat Popsicles because nothing else would slide down your throat comfortably. I remember you being in the hospital more than once. I remember how much mom and dad took care of you and how much they were worried. I also remember the picture of you playing with that toy typewriter in the hospital. You didn't seem to mind all that was going on. It seems likely that Brayden won't remember this either, and as you've said, the medical world has grown 25 years since your operations. He'll do fine.<BR/><BR/>I'll be praying for you, Megan, Brayden, Brooklyn, and Brenna today. We love you very much.<BR/><BR/>JeffJeff and Joy Scott Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468719127150497922noreply@blogger.com