It was a miracle and there was no other way to explain it. When I walked downstairs to see who was knocking at the door on Christmas morning I thought I was dreaming, as the snow was falling softly from the sky.
My parents told me that I wasn't getting lots of presents because we didn't have a lot of money. But when I opened the door, my jaw dropped to see a long line of church people and neighbors holding gifts for us. As I ran upstairs to get my parents out of bed, people were still coming over and putting presents under our Christmas tree.
I couldn't believe that God answered my prayer. I had asked God to help us out and He did by sending all these caring people. Some people came with clothes, homemade gifts and other things. But one stranger had a present that would change our lives forever. As a young girl walked up to me with her parents she said, "We are moving and we would like you to have our house in town"
From that day on I found the true meaning of Christmas. It was the kindness of friends and strangers.
Jacqueline S. is a 14 year old 8th grader from Niagara Falls, NY. She loves to write stories and waits to see what the next CCF story theme will be like. When she gets out of high school she wants to go to college and write children and chapter books.
© 2007 Jacqueline S. Original for CCF (Jacqueline S. grants CCF first electronic rights for one month; CCF may archive the material indefinitely and include it in an eBook anthology).
* CCF does not publish students' last names on the work they submit for publication.
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