The Gift 2010

Tonight, Daddy, Mommy and Madison returned to the Georgia Mountain Center for another viewing of "The Gift." Here's a photo of Mommy and Madison seated along the back wall of the auditorium, ready to watch the dancers twirl on tiptoes.

It's been a busy day, but Daddy wanted to make sure we spent time taking Madison to see the dancers - and she seemed to really enjoy the ballerinas telling the Christmas story on the stage. It was Madison's second time seeing this great ministry. The theater was filled - which was great to see. A lot of people came in to see the performance and catch a little of that Christmas spirit early in the season.

Reading last year's entry about our visit to the production, I see where Madison called something out at one point when it was quiet. Well, that happened again! At one point, all the characters leave the main room on stage, gracefully exiting as ballet dancers tend to do - right through a large gift box. It was quiet for a moment in the auditorium, until Madison called out loudly, "Where'd they go?"

The room erupted in laughter! Our daughter is going to be a comedienne, although in her defense, she wasn't trying to get laughs. She wanted to know where they went! Just for the purposes of this blog, I'll tell you: they went into the pages of the Bible, where the audience could see scene after scene reenacted, from the shepherds watching over tiny sheep dancers to the Wise Men coming in with gifts to angels dancing about Mary, Joseph, and the manger holding the baby Jesus.

It was a very pleasant evening. Madison was anxious for the show to begin, and when it did, she folded her hands neatly in her lap and focused on the performers on the stage. She enjoyed it very much!