Marvin is Different: He Knows How to Help!
Introduction from Patricia Tiffany Morris:
Christmas is nearly here! And so is the 10th annual Holiday Contest with the theme of Holiday Helpers.
Although this is my first online contest entry, and my first children’s story for the public to see, I hope it won’t be my last. As a young child I lived within the pages of stories. Traveling to imaginary places and making friends with characters, I began writing stories for children that playfully appeal to the child in all of us. Studying architecture and art, my love for literature stirred a desire to explore the work of a writer in my retirement.
My entry is a combination of inspiration by my husband, (of course his name is Marvin), and his ever serving and kind helping love, and my love for illustrating what is good, kind, and lovely.
I hope you enjoy!
Find more details at Susanna Hill’s Holiday Contest.
Marvin is Different: He Knows How to Help!
The season of giving at Christmas each year
Turns grinchy and grouchy if God’s not in charge.
But Marvin is different. He knows how to help.
He listens and loves, and he prays, serves, and gives.
The grinch has no heartbeat to offer his love.
Oscar the Grouch doesn’t have any kindness.
Yet Marvin is different. He knows how to help.
He listens and loves, and he prays, serves, and gives.
Just look at that boy with his hands in his ears.
He ate all the snacks, and he won’t wash his hands.
He’s not kind like Marvin, who knows how to help,
Who listens and loves, and who prays, serves, and gives.
The girl with the curls and her hair wrapped in bows.
She couldn’t stop primping to help other friends.
But look at sweet Marvin. He knows how to help.
He listens and loves, and he prays, serves, and gives.
What happens to helpers who promise to help?
Who listen to God and who offer their time?
They’ll be just like Marvin who knows how to help.
They’ll offer to talk to the ones who need love.
Yes, Marvin is different. He knows how to help.
He prays for each person and sings songs of joy.
He gives his allowance and shares with the poor.
He thanks other helpers and treats them with care.
Children like Marvin are truly a blessing.
So, listen and love, and pray, serve, and give.
written by Patricia Tiffany Morris