jimmy’s christmas homecoming

7/30/2019 Jimmys Christmas Homecoming

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It was a cold Christmas Eve

night in 1953. People were

hurrying to do their last-minute

shopping. In the wealthier part

of town, the houses were lit

up with displays of lights.

One house, however, had no lights

or decorations, as if the occupants

had entirely forgotten Christmas.

Jimmys Christmas

Homecoming


2/12

Please cheer up, Kathy.

All of our tears cant bring

Jimmy back. Its Christmas,

a time to be happy and

thankful.

I know, Greg. But its so hard

for me to be happy when I keep

remembering last Christmas Eve.

JIMMY!

JIMMY!

Ill never forget the last

time I saw him. I had

looked out the window at

Jimmy making a snow-

man and playing with his

puppy in the front yard.Oh, Greg, I should never

have left him alone out

front!

Id told him so many times never to run out

into the street, but he dashed out after thepuppy, and thats when it happened. That

car on the icy road wasnt able to stop in

time and now Jimmys gone!


3/12

We cant go on

punishing our-

selves like this.

Jimmy went to

be with Jesus for

Christmas. Whatgreater Christmas

could anyone have

than that? And Im

sure hes having

another wonder-

ful Christmas this

year, too. The only

thing that would

make him sad isseeing us so sad.

Come on, sweet-

heart, lets show

Jimmy were trying

to be happy.

Why dont we

sing some

Christmas

carols together?

Lets go out for the

evening. Maybe we just

need to get away from

the house for a while.

He didnt even

get to enjoy

Christmas Day

with us.

Oh, Greg, its hard to

pretend to be happy

when Im not!

All right, Greg. Illtry. What do you

want me to play?

How about, OhLittle Town of

Bethlehem?

I just

cant play

tonight...

SOB!


4/12

Good, lets

go. Come on.

Jimmy,youregettingtobe

quiteabigboynow.

Imalmosteightyearsold!

The choir at the church

on the corner is singing

Christmas carols tonight.

We were invited to go, but

I guess you were

right, dear. Its nice

to get out for a little

fresh air.

In another part of town, where the houses

were not beautiful and brightly lit, stood

an empty shack. Just two weeks before it

had been the home of a small boy and his

mother. That little boy now trudged home

to the empty dwelling. Cold, dirty, and

ragged, he shivered inside his worn-out

coat. Sandy, his small brown mutt, trottedalong beside him. The boys thoughts were

sad this Christmas as he remembered

his mothers last talk with him nearly two

weeks earlier at the hospital.


5/12

ThedoctorsaidIwillsoo

ngoaway.

JesusistakingmetoHis

wonderful

homeinheaven,andIkn

owHes

goingtotakegoodcareofyou

.

Oh,pleasedontgo,Mommy!SandyandI

willmissyou!

I wont be far away, and

you can talk to me in

your prayers. Im sure

Jesus will help us. Ive

asked Him to nd good

parents for you.HeresalittlemoneyIhavesave

dup,whichwilllastuntilJesussendssomeonetocareforyou.Remembertoalwayssayyourprayers.

Yes,Mommy,Iwill.

Weve walked a long way,

Sandy. Lets sit down on this

curb and rest. Want to? Imtired. Brrr! Its cold! Im sorry,

Sandy, but I dont know of a

place to go where its warm. I

guess Jesus couldnt nd any-

one who wanted us. Maybe

we could go to Murphys barn

for tonight. At least its warm

in there with the cows. Jesus

stayed in a barn on Christmas,

you know.

But Mommy, I dont

want anyone but you!


6/12

Arent the Christmas lights

on these big houses pretty,

Sandy? I wonder why that

house over there doesnt

have any lights. Maybe no

one lives there.

Lets go see.

It seems someone lives

here. Maybe theyre sick,

or maybe they dont like

Christmas.

What a big room! Theres even a

replace with a re in it. Im so cold!


7/12

WHOOSH

Look! The wind

blew the door

open. It must

not have been

closed tightly. No,

Sandy! Dont go

in there! Oh no!

Hello! Hello! Is

anybody home?

Thats strange, there

doesnt seem to be

anyone home. Sandy,

where did you go?

Oh, there you are by the re! It sure is warm. And thisrug is so thick and comfortable. Maybe its okay for us

to stay here long enough to warm up. Boy, I wish we

lived here. Wouldnt that be wonderful, Sandy?


8/12

Perhaps we

should have

Christmas

lights. It does

look gloomy

without them.

Lets check the rest

of the house. This

is strange!

1 Romans 8:28

KJV

The choirs songs were

beautiful, Greg. Thank

you for taking me out.

All those wonderful

songs about Jesus

helped me to remem-ber Jesus love for us.

Although, I still miss our

little boy and wish he

was with us tonight.

Time is a

wonderful

healer. Lets

trust the

Lord that all

things worktogether

for good

for His

children.1

Thats strange.

The front door is

partly open. Im

sure I pulled it

shut and locked

it when we left.

Be careful, Greg,

there might be a

burglar in there!

Someones been in here all right.

Look, theres a wet spot on the

rug in front of the replace.

It looks like when

Jimmy used to come

in from playing in the

snow and warm up infront of the re. The

snow from his shoes

would melt and get the

rug wet.


9/12

Oh, look, Greg!

Theres a light on in

Jimmys room!

You were in there

today. You might

have left it on.

Look, Jimmys

toys are on the

oor.

Theres someone

in Jimmys bed!

Oh, Greg, look

at him. Isnt he

darling?

Why, its a little boy,

and hes sound

asleep, and so is his

funny little dog.


10/12

Poor boy, he looks so

ragged. I wonder who

he is and how he ever

got in here.

Oh, Greg, maybe

God sent him to

us. Maybe God

sent us this little

boy to love!

He reminds me so much of

our dear little Jimmy! Jimmy Jimmy, Jimmy dear, wake up.

Yes, Mother.

What is it?

Kathy, Im sure this

little boy must belong to

someone. We need to

nd his family.

Oh, Im sorry! I begyour pardon! Please

dont be angry. Sandy,

get down from this bed

with your dirty paws!


11/12

Oh thats all right,

dear. Is your name

really Jimmy?

My daddy died long

ago. And Mommy

recently went to be

with Jesus, too. She

said Jesus would nd

a family for Sandy

and me, but I guess

He hasnt found any-one who wants us. Im

sorry for bothering you.

Wed better go now.

Yes, Maam.

Sandy and I

were so cold.

We just wanted

to get warm.

Your front door

blew open, thenSandy ran in, so

I ran in after him.

Dont worry, thats

all right, Jimmy.

Where are you

and Sandy

going, Jimmy?

I guess well

sleep in Murphys

barn tonight.

Dont go yet, Jimmy. We used to havea little boy just about your age, and

his name was also Jimmy. Just a year

ago he went to be with Jesus!

Your mother and our little

Jimmy are both in heaven.

So we need a child to carefor and love, and you need

a mommy and daddy. Would

you like to stay with us?

When we saw no one was here and saw

all these toys in this room, I just had to

come in. And then I saw this bed. Ive

never slept in a bed like this! I sleep

on the oor. And when I saw my name

painted on the bed, I thought that maybe

this was the house that Jesus had found

for Sandy and me. Im sorry to have come

in without your permission. Well go now.

But where are yourparents, Jimmy?


12/12

Yes, Jimmy.

And tomorrow well

put up the lights

and get a nice

Christmas tree.

Well have a very

merry Christmas!

Oh, Jesus, thank You for

sending another boy to

be with my mommy and

daddy!

It came upon

a midnight

clear...

Sandy and me? Both of us? You

mean we could stay? And youd

really be my mommy and daddy,

and I could live with you?

On, thank You, Jesus!

You did nd some-

one for us!Just like

Mommy said You would!

Yes, lets cele-

brate Christmas

together as a

family! You must

be hungry. Lets

go downstairs and

start celebrating

Christmas now.

And thank You, Jesus, for

nding such a wonderful

home for my Jimmy!

S&S link: Christian Life and Faith: Biblical and Christian Foundation: Faith-2h

Author unknown. Illustrations by Jac Sailor and Tamar. Design by Christia Copeland.

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