Five minutes of fame

Abby made her big Christmas Concert debut this year at Community Bible Study along with the other kids in the 2's, 3's and 4's classes. Since I had no idea what they'd be singing, I didn't practice her songs with her, so it didn't surprise me in the least that she failed to sing along with such unfamiliar tunes as "I'm In the Lord's Army" and "Go Tell It On the Mountain." She managed to get into "Happy Birthday Jesus" a little bit once she'd had some time to warm up, but mostly she surprised us by just standing on stage staring blankly into the audience. I've never seen her stand still for that long, and probably never will again.

Once she got used to the applause and the other kids singing and dancing around her she started doing some of the motions along with the rest of them. Marching along to "Go Tell It On the Mountain" seemed to be her favorite, so she marched for most of the concert after that. At the end, the kids recited the bible verses they've been learning this year in their classes. So far Abby has memorized:

• "Do not be afraid...your prayer has been heard." - Luke 1:13
• "Nothing is impossible with God." - Luke 1:37
• "The Father has sent His Son to be the Savior." - 1 John 4:14
  (They just started working on that one, so she's not 100% on it yet.)

It was so fun to watch our little girl up on stage in her first performance, and I know she was thrilled that Daddy came to watch her! I've always wondered why our parents could get so excited about watching old home movies of our school plays and concerts. Now I get it.

Click here to see the video of Abby's big debut.