Sunday, November 18, 2018

Hope, Faith, Love And The Heart Of Christmas

By Pamela King


When it comes to holiday movies and television shows, some are more popular than others. In the case of, "The Heart of Christmas, " most people whether Christian or otherwise, love this drama. Directed by Gary Wheeler, produced by Suzette Schafer, Charlie Schafer and Mark Burman, Lance W. Dreesen tells a sad though inspirational true story of the Locke family.

The writer, director and producers of the film did a great job, so great in fact, it is often considered one of the most touching Christmas stories of all time. Whereas, the dialogue, cinematography and music add an extra dimension not experienced in very many holiday tales. As such, viewing the film has become a holiday tradition for many Christians and movie buffs around the world.

The plot involves a business woman, Megan Walsh, whom when taking children trick or treating encounters a home already dressed out in holiday flair. In the past, most people never put up decorations until after Thanksgiving. As such, the woman became quite curious as to why someone would be putting up Christmas decorations on or before Halloween. After which, upon inquiry, Ms. Walsh learned that the Dax Locke while after fifteen months of treatment at St. Jude Children's hospital was loosing the battle against a rare form of leukemia and could pass at any moment, most likely before Santa was to come on Christmas eve.

Like most working parents, Ms. Walsh has little time to enjoy sharing time with family in the evening and also works weekends on a regular basis. Although, when Megan does have time to spend with the children, strange things have occurred on a number of outings. In fact, it was Halloween at which time Megan and the children passed a home being decorated for the forthcoming holiday season.

Ms. Walsh, upon learning the reason behind the change in timeline decided to write about the struggle of little Dax. In doing so, began writing about the brave toddler and the loving family whom did everything to give the boy what was hoped to be the best last Christmas on earth, even if it meant Santa came early that year.

After learning about Dax's battle with leukemia, the young woman decided to re-prioritize life. During the process, Megan continued to read posts related to the Locke family journey. After which, once the journal was complete, it was transformed into the holiday movie which has become a long standing holiday tradition, especially with Christians and movie buffs around the world.

Ultimately, the journal was transformed into a made for television movie script. Most individuals who have seen the movie have been inspired in one way or another. Whether that is to spend more time with family, help those going through a battle with cancer or moving up a holiday or planned event.

When it became clear that Dax could pass before the end of the year, the family brought home a holiday tree along with inside and outside decorations, all of which were installed in October of 2009. After which, Dax lived into December before losing the battle which had placed the toddler at St. Jude Children's Hospital for fifteenth months prior to that time.




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