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We had fun mocking ourselves and our culture as we thought about how the technology available in 2010 might have changed the Advent story.
Jesus was sent to set us free, to redeem us. Living in our brokenness, amidst such turmoil, hardship, death, and disease sometimes overwhelms ... But we are not without hope.
The gift God sent the world means that there is still perfect peace and promise available to us all. As we celebrate Advent and anticipate Christmas may we all find the hope, peace, love and joy in our hearts that only He can provide.
Lastly, for more serious (less irreverent) looks at the Christmas story, see past extravaganzi (plural for extravaganza ?)here:
2009, 2008, 2007
Merry Christmas to All,
Troy, Tara, Britt, Chris, Paige, Isaac, Hope, Noah, Phoebe, Lydia
Many thanks to Ross King for the use of his song.
47 comments:
love it guys! even with all of the technology...no matter how the message was delivered... thinking of God sending His own child to die for my sins puts tears in my eyes!
you guys are awesome! i love these videos! hope you have a blessed Christmas in Texas and praying for a safe return to Haiti!
mandy
This is amazing. Thank you so much for making it and posting it.
Love love love the pipe for the wise man and especially the Wise Woman!
--Nancy
Nicely done, Livesay Tribe. Love you all!
The Lancers
I thought you said don't get your hopes up. This was AWESOME!!!! I loved 2009 too. Thanks for the laughs and the message.
Leanne
I laughed out loud at this. Miss you guys!
Loved it! Way to contextualize!
Absolutely LOVED it! You guys out did yourselves again this year! I can't wipe the smile off my face from watching it...I know the smile will be there all day!
Love you guys!
~Amy in WI
Cheering, laughing and crying! So worth the wait! Thanks Livesays!
Cute!! Love it.
Amy(TN)
Always a joy. Always a blessing. Great family tradition.
Three things I love about this vid: the creativity in telling an awesome message, the littles in donkey and sheep costumes, and the "Merry Christmas to All" song - my new fave Christmas song!
Loved it, thanks for making it and posting it. i have been anticipating the unveiling of the 2010 Nativity offering and it is creative and inspiring as always. Loved, loved, loved Noahs pipe - I think the look could seriously take off:) Loved the b&w photo of you all at the end - what a wonderful family you a;; are . Lots of love
So funny, nicely done!
LOVE it! Going to show it to all of my teens and young adults. Very cute!
Laurel :)
Over.flippin.achievers.
being someone who owns a macbook, an ipad and an iphone (i'm getting my phd in instructional technology) this was right up my alley! love it. i'm gonna pass it on. the livesay familiy rocks, really. thanks for making me smile.
:)
I can`t stop laughing!
The video is so hilarious.
Loved Britt`s belly.lol
Thanks for posting it.
Love,
Larissa.
Hilarious - LOVED it!!
Ellen
SO FUNNY! I loved Lydia and Phoebe's costumes. So cute!
Oh, and I found myself singing the song from last year all this week....and now I've got this one in my head.
Blessings!
Hannah
That was awesome!
Merry Christmas to you all!
Love it! Good job!!!
My favorite part - "Nothing is impossible with God LOL!!"
Great video!
So awesome--love it!
So fun! So glad you posted it early too, I was thinking middle of Dec. I was a little concerned Phoebe and Lydia wouldn't be in, so happy to see their cute little faces in it too. Nice job, crew!
So.so.clever!!!! What a lot of thought and work you put into that, getting all of the texts and FB statuses up! And the darling little lamb and donkey brought tears to my eyes! So fun to see your two oldest "kids" in the video for a change, too! And certainly gets the REAL message across--what a blessing!! I'll watch it again and again, as I did last year's!
Many Christmas blessings to you all! And safe travels back to Haiti--can't wait to hear your reports from there again!
Brilliant. And to think I can't even get it together to get a photo for a card...I so enjoy your blog. It either makes me laugh, cry, contemplate, reevaluate...
Thanks. You are the most wonderful family. Merry Christmas to you all.
LOVE IT!!
Gonna share it.
You guys NEVER disappoint! How in the world do you come up with this stuff? Hilarious(:(:(: I mean, ROFL ;-)
I don't have words to tell you moved I was by this. I'm at a loss for words, and that is very, VERY rare. :) I was alternately ROTFLOL and . Pure amazement sums it up pretty well. :) The precious sheep and donkey were a great retro addition! ;) Your family is an inspiration for keeping our eyes on Jesus during this hectic season. I'm praying for you guys. Have a WONDERFUL Christmas.
That was AWESOME!!!!! and so fabulously true! I loved it :). Such fun!!! Loved the twitter & the facebook - life's just like that isn't it?!?!
Thanks everybody for the feedback :)
Isaac/InnKeeper says the reason there are not hotel rooms available is that "there is some crazy BLOGGING convention" - I am hearing that no one knows quite what he said. :) Gotta poke fun at bloggers too or it wouldn't be equally balanced mocking.
We're off radar and busy the rest of the week and weekend ... hope your heart has time to rest this Advent season.
tara
You crack (?) me up. How fun. So talented.
My daughter is asking what kind of presants the wise people bring?
About 2 years ago our family sponsored a little child in Haiti and I was a crazy stalker of this blog. :-) I was looking for information on the life in Haiti and that's how I found your blog. There was an amazing young doctor living with you at that time. Groups of people were coming down to help your ministry also.
It is so good to find your blog again and watch "The Christmas Video".
The little ones are even more beautiful. :-)
Tara, do you take vitamins? Just wondering. The drive and energy??? I am sure whom we serve is your strength! Just curious?
Thank you for sharing your life's journey.
Merry Christmas to an amazing family, from Karen in Texas, USA
love the video! you guys are so creative. thanks for sharing!
Merry Christmas!
Lindsey
Haha, Tara, I thought Isaac said "a crazy blond convention." I wondered about that...
Thanks for clarifying! :-)
I totally knew exactly what Isaac said....it cracked me up..but then again I DO work in a room full (24) of ESL kindergarten kids! LOL. so I can interpret a lot.
Hi all -
Karen in TX - The amazing Doctor is Doctor Jen - one of my best friends int the world and she will be living with us off and on for the coming years whenever she is in Haiti. I do not take vitamins but I should. Thanks for your sweet words. :) You're so kind!
Nadia - you might be the only one that knew!
Kathrin - the wide men brought an Iphone 4th generation - a flat screen high def. TV - and a gift card to buy the Beatles records on i-tunes :)
What a hoot! I loved to FB statuses. Too funny! I understood the blogging convention but the a blond convention would be funny too. :)
Fabulous!
Dear Troy and Tara,
I discovered your blog today and love it. I am new to ministry in Haiti...I first worked at a hospital on the border in Jimani DR the Feb after the earthquake. ( I am an RN) My husband and I made our first trip to Haiti in Nov, we are working with Sustainable Orphanages for Haitian Youth, a VERY small group whose primary mission is an orphanage outside of Croix des Bouquets. We are coming back in Feb. I believe that someday I will be spending a lot of time in Haiti, maybe living there....God has been calling me there for a long time! I love your blog and God Bless you for your work! I am looking forward to reading your blog as you post new pages. Merry Christmas!
These videos are so fun. Thank you for sharing your family tradition. You will love having these when your kids are grown. The modern day take on it was very funny. LOL.
A friend of mine directed me to your video after I showed him this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZrf0PbAGSk
It's possible someone saw your video and "borrowed" your idea. Or it may just be a coincidence...
Hi Shawn -
I had not seen that one ... it has only been up a day and appears to be crushing ours in views :) (ours went up a week ago officially) I liked that one too.
Your kids are such good sports. Love this annual tradition here in Ohio!
That was totally wonderful!!
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