A Little Christmas Program

The clients and teachers at The Atrium, where the boys attend,

put on a Christmas program for parents, guardians and other guests

yesterday.  The Mr. and I went and enjoyed it very much.

Here's the boys' class.  You can see Spencer and Harry behind

the girl with the pink shirt in the wheel chair.  Alex is hidden behind

the really tall man beside Spencer.  I think he did that on purpose. ha.

There are seven classes and each came to the front and sang a song.

The aides and teachers helped those that needed it, held microphones

for solos and introduced people.  It was heart warming to see how

excited they all were to perform and try to sing, 
although a great many can't speak intelligibly.  

But they still belted out the songs the best they could!

To close out the program, one of the teachers played the guitar

and sang Angels Among Us.  I included a clip of the song

if you aren't familiar, but I'm sure most of you once you

hear it will recognize it.  One of the clients 'helped' sing, turning

the solo into a duet, which really just made it all the sweeter. :)

As they sang, there wasn't a dry eye in the place.

But the most touching part?

The ones crying the most were the aides and teachers!

Wow.  So sweet.  What tender, kind and caring people

to make a career out of helping the mentally and

physically handicapped.  It's not just a job for them!

They obviously loved and cared for each one of them!

What a far cry from high school graduation earlier this year,

don't you think? :) Each of these lives is just as important

and just as loved by God as anyone else on this earth.  

It reminded me of this verse....

"The king will answer them, 'I can guarantee this truth:

Whatever you did for one of my brothers or sisters,

no matter how unimportant [they seemed] you did it for me.'"

Matthew 25:40

 Yes, I think the guys are right where they belong

 and I'm so very thankful! 

And what a fun little program they did for us!

♥