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by Melanie Hemry
All the siblings' stockings hung on the
fireplace mantle: Rachel's, Lyndsey's,
Jenny's, Max's and Emily's.
Jenny took a deep breath of Christmas
and followed the delightful aroma into the
kitchen.
In her junior year at Oral Roberts
University, Jenny was majoring in youth
ministry, children's ministry and worship
leadership. Although she loved every
minute of it, she was glad to be home for
the Christmas season and ready to be
folded in the warm embrace of her family.
Over the next few weeks, Jenny reveled
in family get-togethers, delicious meals,
stories, laughter and late nights staying up
to talk with her mom. As part of Superkid
Academy, she'd always loved pointing
at her mother and telling the other kids,
"Commander Kellie is my mom."
Of course, Commander Kellie was
determined that her children not pull what
she called "the Copeland card." While
working on the Superkid movie The Sword
when she was 10 years old, Jenny had tried
doing that. When someone did something
wrong, she'd said, "Do you know who my
grandpa is? I could have you fired."
When her mom heard about it, Jenny
was punished, and made to go to that
person and apologize. Her mother was
determined that her children wouldn't
grow up feeling entitled, but rather blessed
to be part of the Copeland family.
All the grandkids had learned from a
very young age not to speak words filled
with fear, doubt or unbelief. They were
especially careful around their Papa,
Kenneth Copeland. When he said, "Honey,
let me tell you something," they knew they
were about to get one of grandpa's kind
lectures about words.
While Jenny basked in the company of
her family, something strange happened
Sacred
Smallness
Jenny Kutz stepped inside her mother's house
and inhaled the sweet scent of home. Stunning German ornaments adorned the
majestic Christmas tree. Her mother, Kellie Copeland, had such a gift for holiday
decorating that the house looked like it could have been used in a Christmas movie.
