I have always disliked Christmas music and especially pageants; however, my wife loves them . . . She sang in the choir for many years and always participated in Christmas pageants, spending months learning the music by heart. So, when the church that we have been attending announced they were having one I physically groaned. Our church is a 30-45-minute drive from our farm and I could not allow her to drive that distance and come home at night in the dark by herself. Her friend could not go because she was off Christmas shopping, so I had to step up to the plate and bite the bullet . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2022/12/spiritual-tug-of-war/