Tyler Perry Thanks God for Christmas Joy After Almost a Decade
Tyler Perry has revealed that this will be the first Christmas he will enjoy in almost a decade.
Perry, 45, may be a successful Christian film mogul, but he is admitting that he has been not enjoyed the Christmas season for some time. In Nov., Perry and girlfriend Gelila Bekele welcomed their first child.
Now, it seems Perry is finding incredible joy in his son Aman. He took to Facebook to share a personal account of his emotions during this holiday season.
"This is the first Christmas in the past five years that I've been able to find joy. You see, my mother died Dec. the 8th five years ago, and no amount of Christmas lights could replace the light that she was to me," Perry wrote to his fans. "But this year, in spite of myself, God gave me another light to shine in my heart right beside hers. God thank you!"
He went on to share a video of a song from his play titled, "A Madea Christmas." While the song is about Jesus, Perry said he connected with it as a parent.
"I wanted to dedicate this song to you this holiday season. It's from my play A Madea Christmas, and I love this song so much that I wanted to share it," he wrote. "It's about Mary, the mother of Jesus, but as you listen to it, you can see that it can be about any parent. You never know who God has put into your home to raise."
The actor and director recently opened up to People magazine about his experience as a new father.
"It's been surreal, incredible, moving," Perry told People. "I see my face in him every day and it's pretty wonderful."
