Tell Me A Story: WHERE'S THE LINE?

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

JOURNEY TO CHRISTMAS

WHERE'S THE LINE?

We've all done it.

Well - most parents have done it.

I've done it:

driven over the river and through the woods to the mall;
fought for a parking space;
pushed through the crowds;
only to stand in a long line to see Santa.

But not merely to see Santa.

The object of this Christmas adventure is to implore (beg earnestly, beseech, entreat) children to sit on the lap of a stranger with a long white beard, wearing a velvet red suit and black boots.

The ultimate purpose?

To take a memorable Christmas photograph of the children on Santa's lap.

Hilarious "Scared Kid" Santa Photos

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I listened to Brenda Lee sing this song when I was a little girl in the 50's.

Song: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=youtube+brenda+lee+i+saw+mommy+kissing+santa+claus

Have you done it?

Have you ever forced your child to sit on Santa's lap?

British Kids Can't Sit on Santa's Lap

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My parents did it.

They forced me to sit on Santa's lap...at Macys, where the tradition of sitting on Santa's lap started.

I had no problem talking to Santa, but I must have been a little bit nervous. The 1953 Christmas photo shows me at (4 and 1/2 years old) fiddling with my fingers: something I still do to this day when I get anxious.

I made my kids do it.

Daughter, Faith, had only been our daughter for one year (through the miracle of adoption) when she wrote this letter to Santa:

"Dear Santa,
My name is Faith Norwood.
Have a good trip."

Faith has always been gracious and polite. All the other kids in our family wrote a long list of specific things they wanted. Faith took another approach. I found her letter hilarious.

We still quote her letter:

"Dear Santa, Have a good trip!"

Will you do it this year?

Will you stand in line to see Santa?

Steve Haupt tells this story:

While at the mall last year, my four year old grandson saw kids lined up excitedly to see Santa Claus.

Having been taught as a toddler that Christmas is the holiday that Christians celebrate the birth of God's son; with the innocence of a child, he asked his mom, 'Where's the line to see Jesus? If Christmas is Jesus' birthday, why don't we see Him more?

As his grandpa, I was so happy that little Spencer understood the meaning of Christmas at such a tender age, and then the words for a song were jotted down in just a few minutes.

The song was inspired by my grandson, and the message was inspired by my Savior. Out of the mouths of babes come profound truths that many adults can not understand.

Hopefully Spencer's observation and our song will cause people to reflect on the love of Jesus, and the certainly that one day we will all stand in line to see Jesus. Merry Christmas everyone.

Song: Where's the Line to See Jesus?

Official Music Video by Becky Kelley.

Produced by Shock City Studios, Directed by Chris Benson.

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http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=76LY6GNX

For more information, visit

www.wheresthelinetoseejesus.com