My parents were married on April 2, 1961. My dad is gone, but today would have been their 57th anniversary.
For their 40th anniversary, my sister and I and our families re-enacted their wedding for them…well, their wedding as we imagined it. I played my dad in a plaid shirt and suspenders, my brother-in-law played my mom, my youngest son was the “flour” girl, and so on. We had fun, and they laughed.
Here is the play for your enjoyment. Happy anniversary, mom and dad!
For about the past ten years, I have been writing and directing children’s Christmas plays at my church. I don’t know if the kids enjoy them more or if I do, but they have become my favourite part of the Christmas season. Now, for the first time, I am able to share one of my plays with you!
“Gloria!” tells the whole Christmas story from the unlikely birth of John the Baptist through to the hasty flight of Mary and Joseph to Egypt with the young Jesus. The focus is on the ways God reassured the people involved that He was with them, even and especially in the most difficult of circumstances.
Special features of this play include:
Our cast usually consists of about 25 children from age 3 to grade 6, but the play is adaptable to more or fewer children. Props are minimal, and we prepare in four or five Sunday morning practice sessions plus one dress rehearsal the Saturday before the big day.
“Gloria!” is included in InScribe Christian Writers’ Fellowship 2017 Christmas Anthology, pictured above. The book contains 56 pieces (stories, poems, plays) by 40 fabulous authors. Contact me if you would like a copy!
