A Very Goofy Christmas
Part of
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
Mickey’s Once Upon
a Christmas is a collection of three stories. There is Donald Duck: Stuck On
Christmas, A Very Goofy Christmas and Mickey & Minnie’s Gift of the Magi.
A Very Goofy Christmas
follows Goofy and Max as they get ready for Christmas Day. Goofy in his usual
caring, giving self and tries to show Max the true reason for Christmas. Goofy
and Max help each other remember to have faith.
Goofy and Max have
sent off their letters to Santa. They are working hard at getting the house
decorated and ready for Santa’s annual visit. Their neighbor, Pete makes things
difficult for them but Goofy perseveres.
After getting
ready Goofy and Max go to visit a neighbor family. On the way Max asks Goofy
why they are taking the meal and doing all of this when Santa is coming that
night and can bring it all. Goofy says, “Well, Santa is busy right now and we
are just helping him out.”
This family is
having a hard time. Goofy brings the meal and plays Santa for the kids. Max
finds out his dad is playing Santa and stops believing in Santa. Goofy works
hard at trying to make Max believe and even writes, “Don’t forget Max” in the
snow so Santa will see and know to stop.
After many
mishaps, finally Goofy stops believing as well. Max can’t stand to see his
usually happy go lucky father so sad so he tries to cheer up his dad and plays
Santa himself and is caught. Finally Santa does arrive and all is well.
There are several
points to walk away with from this short Christmas tale. Believe even when
there is not actually proof. Stay positive even when all around it is falling
apart or people mess you up. Care for those around you, especially those in
need.
It is Caring for Others
I want to talk about right now. There are many verses where Christians are
called to care for others. Here are a few.
Proverbs 21:12
If a man shuts his
ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered” (NIV)
1 Corinthians
16:14
Do everything in
love. (NIV)
Deuteronomy
15:7-11
If there is among
you a poor man of your brethren, within any of your gates in your land which
the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your
hand from your poor brother, but you shall open your hand wide to him and
willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs. Beware lest
there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of
release, is at hand,: and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you
give him nothing, and he cry out to the Lord against you, and it become a sin
among you. You shall surely give to him, your heart should not be grieved when
you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all
your works and in all to which you put your hand. For the poor will never cease
from the land; therefore I command you, saying, “You shall open your hand wide
to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.” (NKJV)
What I want to
encourage you is to reach out and care for others. God says when we reach out
and give without holding back God will bless you. Goofy was blessed with
friendship and support. He was blessed with the love of his son. Santa does
come and give them exactly what they wanted. Our caring for others will be
blessed with friendship and loving family just like Goofy. How much more will
God bless us for our obedience?
My
Christmas book, “An Angel Remembers 25 Voices of Christmas” is available!!
This is a collection of 26 short Christmas stories that
together bring the amazing events of Christ’s birth alive. It is my hope that
this will help encourage families to spend 10-15 minutes a day together during
the busy holiday season remembering the true reason for the season.
You can
find it for ALL eReader formats and PDF at:
For your
Nook the link is:
It is also
available at the iTunes book store and many other ebook seller sites.
The only
big site not carrying my book is Amazon.
You can
download a Kindle version from Smashwords.com
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