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Why We Stopped Going House to House for the Holidays

We hit a breaking point. We were so tired of rushing from house to house; we had truly begun to dread holidays. It was time to make a change for our family.

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Has Hobby Lobby entered the world of emotionally persuasive holiday short-form cinema? It would certainly seem so! And their Christmas ad effort is 100% geared toward what is undoubtedly their most loyal customer: busy (exhausted, out-of-time) moms.

“This Christmas I Want Food”: What These Foster Kids Want For Christmas Is Heartbreaking

None of them asked for this year’s hottest toy, or another video game to add to their collection. No, the children who filled out these tags listed their “innermost dreams”—things that should be part of everyone’s childhood.

Dying Mom Loses It After Watching Son With Down Syndrome Score His First Touchdown

Robby’s mom Debbie is terminally ill with bone cancer. She had no idea he was suiting up to play in the game.

Robby didn’t waste a minute living his dream of scoring a Wildcat touchdown. The ball was snapped to him and just like that he ran it more than 30 yards into the end zone.

From the sidelines, Debbie watched through tears before falling to her knees.

“I dropped to the ground because I was so emotional when I saw him make that touchdown,” Debbie says. “I’ve always been proud of him being the water boy, or as people call him, the ‘hydration manager,’ but this was incredible, he’s Rudy tonight, he’s Rudy.”

Debbie refers to Rudy Ruettiger, the main character in the movie Rudy, which tells the story of a college student who dreams of walking on to the football team at University of Notre Dame. Like Robby, Rudy had his own disability to overcome. When he finally gets his shot at running a play, Rudy sacks the quarterback at the end of the game, helping the Fighting Irish to victory.

Just like in the movie, the entire football stadium cheered Robby on in his shining moment, chanting “Robby, Robby” from the stands.

Robby’s coach says it’s a moment they will remember forever.

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And to cap off Robby’s best football season yet, he was crowned Novi High School’s Homecoming King:

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Bri is an outgoing introvert with a heart that beats for adventure. She lives to serve the Lord, experience the world, and eat macaroni and cheese in between capturing life’s greatest moments on one of her favorite cameras.

Why We Stopped Going House to House for the Holidays

We hit a breaking point. We were so tired of rushing from house to house; we had truly begun to dread holidays. It was time to make a change for our family.

WATCH: Hobby Lobby Lights Up Mom Hearts With Viral Christmas Ad

Has Hobby Lobby entered the world of emotionally persuasive holiday short-form cinema? It would certainly seem so! And their Christmas ad effort is 100% geared toward what is undoubtedly their most loyal customer: busy (exhausted, out-of-time) moms.

“This Christmas I Want Food”: What These Foster Kids Want For Christmas Is Heartbreaking

None of them asked for this year’s hottest toy, or another video game to add to their collection. No, the children who filled out these tags listed their “innermost dreams”—things that should be part of everyone’s childhood.