Christmas Shoes

A story centered on Christmas time is one that makes you think of miracles and joy, lightheartedness and laughter, and even a christmas romance.

The Christmas Shoes is one that has all of those qualities, with a main premise so deep and spiritual, that I could not hold back the tears even if I wanted to.

The Christmas Shoes, based on the book by Donna Van Liere and the song of the same name, voices love and struggles from two different families each going through a traumatic event in their lives, leaving you with many levels of emotions and the one that matters most- love.

The Christmas Shoes squeezes at the very emotional and difficult times when families are affected with a family member about to die unexpectedly, and a marriage that is in trouble.

This made for TV movie first aired last year and I was so affected by its sentimental and painfully sad, but remarkably uplifting and caring story, that it hit every tear filled nerve inside of me. When I knew The Christmas Shoes was going to air again, I had to see it. This time I was even more deeply affected by its story line, from when I last remembered.

The Christmas Shoes is warm and lovingly filmed. It's an emotional look at two separate families who struggle with sadness from an impending death, both in the physical and marital sense. It is achingly difficult to watch, yet it also warms the soul to see how the families turn to each other in time of need. For one family the love is clearly and strongly there, but will soon be saddened by a loss. The other family has what should be a blessed home life, but it is shaded in gray and quickly losing any hope of staying a family.

Maggie Andrews (Kimberly Williams) has a wonderful and loving family. Her husband Jack