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Why did I come today?I wondered.My feet ached almost as much as my head. My Christmas 1 contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt 2 I bought them something, so gift buying was 3 but fun.
Hurriedly, I finished shopping and 4 the long checkout lines.In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl.She carried a beautiful pair of 5 slippers.When we finally 6 the checkout register, the girl 7 placed the shoes on the counter.She treated them as though they were a 8 .
“That will be $6.09,” the cashier said.The boy 9 his pockets.He finally came up with $3.12.“I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said.“We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft 10 broke from the little girl.“But 11 would have loved these shoes,” she cried.
“Well, we’ll go home and work some more.Don’t cry.We’ll surely 12 ,” he said.Quickly I handed $3.00 to the cashier.These children had waited in line for a long time.And, 13 , it was Christmas.Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice 14 said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you 15 when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked.The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to 16 .Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes.Won’t mommy be 17 walking on those streets in these shoes?”
My eyes 18 as I looked into her tear-stained face.“Yes,” I answered, “I am 19 she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to 20 me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.
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