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2015 Worship Guide
Page 29
I opened the door and was turning around,
When kids bust from the hall with a leap
and a bound.
They were dressed all in flannel, from their
necks to their knees,
And their nightgowns were soiled with
sugar and cheese!
Excuses poured forth from each pair of lips;
They stood in defiance with hands on their
hips.
Their eyes were wide open, and each little
child
Jumped when I yelled with a voice hardly
mild.
They were frightened but cute, though not
much bigger than elves,
And we laughed when we saw them, in
spite of ourselves.
A wink of the eye and a pat on the head
Soon let them both know they had nothing
to dread.
They saw not a thing but went straight to
their beds,
And we finished the bike and put bows on
the sleds.
Then wheeling the bike by the tree (out of
sight),
My hubby announced we should call it a
night.
He sprang to his bed, to the clock gave a
whistle,
As the time had flown by like a large titan
missile.
But I heard him exclaim as he turned out
the light,
“Merry Christmas, my dear, but next year
NO BIKE!”
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May God bless us all for keeping the
excitement of Christmas real for our little
ones!
Pastor Ben Manley, MA, LPC
First Baptist Church of Lincoln
101 Broadway, Lincoln, IL 62656
