And the top 10 best moments from 2008, that the audience never saw:
10. Watching a herd of men deadlift a grand piano off the stage and back up again.
9. The little boys in kids’ choir trying to do a spellout, getting it wrong (“J – E – S – S – aaaah ! “), then the big big boys in Dance Team inviting the little boys to join them in a “SHOWTIME” circle (awesome role modelling!)
8. The audience’ first reaction to the SNOW, then getting hit with snowballs, then their reaction to “my brother’s a flake!”
7. The entire Van Aken family making memories with Federica and her Center High School friends that she’ll take halfway ‘cross the world.
6. John complimenting the kids’ choir for singing louder than the choir! YEAH! 
5. The visuals, starting from “with a tail as big as a …KITE!” ooohhhh, AA-OOOO”
4. At the end of “Light Your Christmas,” Erik lifting little Makenna to put up the tree topper.
3. Steve Pearce’s discharge papers: “Did you just TOOT?” (ask him!)
2. Brian Bigelow’s ushering challenge and how God used that to result in a torn card.
And my number one favorite memory from “An Evening in December 2008:” The significance of Laura Voska’s solo, especially:
“Next year at this time,
I’m sure that we will find
some things are just not quite the same.
Each season is diff’rent than before.
May we never take for granted
every Christmas from the Lord.”
So, remember your favorite Christmas moments and remember that God Blesses you 24/7.
