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STORYTIME TAPESTRY
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Special Treat - Christmas Contest Submission ??“ Jan
Verhoeff
Dec 19, 2005
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? All special treats will be Christmas Contest
entries from now on.? This way I can
maximize on the number of stories I can get out to you.? Please do not influence your vote because you
see a writer has a special treat.? I will
pick a story at random for this selection.?
The soul purpose of using the special treat section is to get out my
Christmas stories to you.? You will still
vote for your favourite writer at the end of the contest whether or not they
were slotted for a special treat or remained published in the main newsletter.
Carol
Roach
? And now for today??™s selection:
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Christmas Angels: Those Who Touch Our Lives
By Jan Verhoeff
Each year at Christmas time I begin to realize once again the number of people
who have touched my life. Some of them are close family members, some are
strangers, some just people who know my name, but all of them are special folks
who have been kind, generous, or loving at some point during the year.
Christmas Angels are there all year long, touching our lives and giving us that
feeling of love and caring.
Last year, a special Christmas Angel touched the lives of my children and
myself, in a dire moment of need, he stepped in and held my hand, literally
through one of the worst moments I??™ve ever experienced. While he stood to gain
nothing, he touched my heart with kindness. One moment of caring that will last
a lifetime. His only request was that I pass it on. He asked that I give
someone else a gentle touch of love, somewhere down the line.
Another moment in time, another man, gentle and kind reached out and touched a
child with a kindness I saw, allowed to watch, I saw him shape the future of a
young man, giving him hope he had lost. A child??™s life changed in that moment.
He knew he was cared for and loved. I??™ve seen the child since, and he??™s made a
difference he may not have made, if not for the gentle caring touch of a man
who cared. The man asked the child to pass it on.
Christmas Angels give more than they receive, and offer far more than they ever
give. They are those who keep the flicker of hope moving throughout our world,
when love, faith, and joy have flickered out. These miracle providers step in
and relight the candles of love, faith and joy with a flame so brilliant, it
promises to burn forever, the light of hope.
I??™ve been the recipient of that flicker of light, called hope. I can only hope
you??™ve met a Christmas Angel who has touched your life, given you hope when you
thought all was lost, and reached out to you, when you felt unreachable.
I??™ve also been that flicker of light, in the eye of a child needing a hand, a
hug, a gift of love. It is the most joyous moment you will ever experience.
Just the touching of a hand, the feel of love and life flowing through you to
another human being is an experience worth giving.
If you want to be a Christmas Angel, it doesn??™t require much, anyone can do it,
but you have to reach out to someone in need. Give them a hand, and a smile,
and tell them they are loved. The moment you give your life will change. Don??™t
let this season disappear from time, or the year go by without giving a blessing
to someone near you.
???Christmas Angels??? is a delightful tale of a miracle bringing joy to the lives
of a family in need. It gives hope in a fading light, and joy beyond measure.
Get your copy of this family story today at
Janverhoeff@yahoo.com
http://www.lulu.com/janverhoeff
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