The Nativity Was Cancelled

Dear Gabriel,

Your soft heart is amazing to me.

Tonight we were supposed to go and actually be in a live nativity production. I had been telling you about it all day. I told you we were going to be part of "telling the story of Jesus to people". I described being on stage and we were going to be together for it all. You were so excited about it and kept talking about "telling the story of Jesus".

As we were heading out the door we got a call telling us it was cancelled. There was a line that broke close to the stage and there were terrible ice problems that couldn't be fixed before the production.

When I knelt and told you about it you just looked at me and started to tear up. With your perfect expressions of feeling in your eyes you said, "But mom... I have to tell the story of Jesus!" You collapsed in my arms and just cried for about 10 minutes. You were heart broken!

I let you cry and talk to me about it. I told you again what happened and tried to describe it so your five year old mind could understand it all.

It was just amazing to me how significant it all was to you. It was such an amazing reminder of how important things are to children! To me as an adult, I find out something like this and I am sad, but I move on pretty quickly. But remembering what it means to you and your tender heart... Such a great reminder of making sure to remember your viewpoint of the importance of little things.

I love you and your tender heart so much. It will be a great asset to you as you grow and grow.

Your Mom