Hours this week= 4
The last week of ReaLife went by very quickly. Because it was the end of year Christmas Party, the lesson time was cut short. The lesson was on the Christmas Story (who would've guessed!!!!) Ms. Jessica pulled a Wilbur Williams and dressed up as Mary, and she taught the entire lesson in character. It was really great, and the kids all loved it.
The main thing that I noticed during the lesson time this week was how diverse the backgrounds of some of these kids are. Some kids knew the Christmas Story in and out, others were totally confused and were wondering where Santa came in, and then with other kids (like the Spanish Siblings) it was incredibly difficult to gauge their reactions and what they were thinking.
I decided to ask Michael some questions, since he had probably the weirdest question of all... "Is Jesus Rudolph's brother?" It turns out, he goes to church every Sunday with his mom, dad, and grandma. What's even more crazy is the fact that it's a church I've been to here in Marion, and it certainly seems to be a quality church. Maybe it was Michael being silly, or something... I don't know, but I sure hope that our churches are teaching our kids about the true meaning of Christmas.
1) How in the world does a 6 year old live under the impression that a reindeer can be the sibling of Jesus?
2) How many of the confused kids in the class are regular church attenders?
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