Shoes: Based on the book by Donna VanLiere and on the Grammy-nominated #1 song by Newsong. Shoes: Originally broadcast as a television motion picture in 2002. Blessing: Originally broadcast as a motion picture on television in 2005. Blessing: Sequel to 'The Christmas shoes' (2002). Hope: Originally produced in 2009. Shoes: Rob Lowe, Kimberly Williams. Blessing: Neil Patrick Harris, Rebecca Gayheart, Angus T. Jones, Hugh Thompson, Shaun Johnston, Wanda Cannon, Rob Lowe. Hope: Ian Ziering, James Remar, Madeleine Stowe.
Summary:
Shoes: A workaholic attorney crosses paths with a young boy on Christmas Eve and rediscovers the true meaning of love, life, and the holiday season. Blessing: When a medical resident loses a patient, he moves back home with his father to rethink his career. His visit is a bittersweet one, overshadowed by memories of the mother he lost 18 years earlier on Christmas Eve. Nathan accepts a coaching position at a local elementary school where he meets Megan, a teacher, and becomes close with a young boy named Charlie. His world is turned upside down when the lives of the woman he loves and an innocent young boy are in crisis. Hope: Patricia and Mark Addison have long given up the hope of having a meaningful Christmas. But this year, Patricia's job as a social worker will lead her to a very special five-year-old: Emily. Against her better judgment, Patricia bends the rules and takes the little girl into her own home. Through the presence of Emily in their house, and her penetrating questions about heaven, the Addisons will learn that there is no sorrow so great that faith cannot help you find your way through. And Christmas will once more be a time of warmth in their home.
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