WITH A CAPITAL "J"

This morning in church 'Mrs. G' presented the Children's message during service.   One of the things that she gave out after the message was a sheet of paper with 'The Legend of the Candy Cane' on it and a small candy cane attached.   Her directions to the kids were..."You can't eat the candy cane until AFTER you've read the story...and if you can't read yet...your Mom or Dad can read it to you." 

Little T IMMEDIATELY brought his paper back to where we were sitting and crawled up in my lap....and started reading me the story...out loud....as the service was starting.   Luckily, there was a video going on at the same time.  He read the complete story....and then..."CAN I HAVE MY CANDY CANE NOW??"    And, yes....he got to have it.  After all, he did as he was asked, right??? ;)

BTW....he LOVES candy canes.  We can't keep them on the tree or he'd eat every one of them. 

Here is a version of the story that he read to me in church.   In itself, it is a great message.  

THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE
A long time ago, a candymaker in Indiana made the Christmas candy cane to tell the real Christmas story.  He chose pure white candy for the virgin birth and to remind us that Jesus is sinless. He made the candy hard so it would remind us that Jesus is the solid rock and that all God's promises are solid.

The candymaker made the candy in the shape of a "J" to remind us of Jesus who came to Earth as a baby and became our Savior.

Then the candymaker added stripes. Real candy canes have three small stripes for the blood Jesus shed for us before he went to the cross and a big stripe for the blood Jesus shed on the cross so we could have eternal life.

Jesus came at Christmas to make a way for us to go to heaven to be with him forever.

And now that we've read the story together.....you should have one too. 
Enjoy!!!! 
G