• I woke up early one morning, actually I wake up early every morning but this morning was different simply because I heard my parents talking in the kitchen. First of all they sleep in when it is winter break and they dont have work so i wonered what they were up to, so i stayed back behind the kitchen door.
    "Rick what are we going to do?"
    "I dont know Larane"
    "We'll defenitely keep it but i've been thinking of a lot right now i'm to sick to keep it."
    "We'll figure something out ok."
    "Ok"
    What do they mean by they cant keep it? what do they want to keep? Well anyway i though about going to play at the Yorks house. They ended up being gone for winter break so i decided to visit my grandma. She would always tell me the story of our Savior. Then she said there was a girl about my age who lives around here her name was Mary, i should go ask if she wants some cookies. So i went over to her house and by the looks of the place it wasnt very pretty. I knocked twice and a small looking girl appeared she was in a red nightgown, i thought she was nine years old. I said hi and she said hi. I asked if she wanted to come have some cookies with me at my grandmas house. she responded in a little shy voice
    "Yes i would love to have cookies"
    It seemed like she knew who I was because she metioned that my grandma had talked about me. So we walked and went inside to my grandmas house and had cookies and talked about Christmas. I soon found out that Mary was really sick and didnt have much. I thought about giving her a present for Christmas. So i went home to arrange all my money to by her a gift. I was almost headed for the door when my mom screamed. I ran upstairs as fast as I could, my dad right behind me. To find that mom was on the ground, picked her up and said.
    "go get my keys we need to take your mother to the hopital"
    With that i ran to get the keys and we headed straight to the hospital. I found out my mom was having a baby, my dad took me to my grandmas and said that he loved me and mom would be just fine. I asked grandma if i could go to Mary's she said after i help her with the dinner. I went straight to Mary's house and asked if she could play. She got her stuff on and we went outside. We talked about Christmas and she said that she may not make it this Christmas. I asked what did she mean she said that she might go with God this year. Well i got the goose bumps and then after that whole conversation i dropped her off at home. The next day i went to get her a present, I got her an angel, because angels are with God. It was two days before Christmas and my mom came back home, I told her all about Mary. That day we invited her and her family for dinner and i gave her the present. My mom thought she was the sweetest thing i thought the same as well we ate and talked about everything. Then they went home and my mom said that i made a very nice friend. It was finally Christmas Eve and i went back to Mary's house, her dad said she was at the hospital so i ran over there she was sleeping and i saw the angel in her hand. I sat there for a while then i got up to leave. I felt a tug and looked back she was tugging at my sleeve and then held out a little wrapped gift with a card on it she said thank you. I opened the gift and it was a little angel but it was glass. I stayed there for a while longer and said thank you. Her smile was much brighter then snow, i loved it. Everybody was there with her my mom was to. We all had Christmas in the hospital and then on Christmas day she died. I never forgot that Christmas because a day after my mom had her baby and she named her Mary. I always had Mary with me because of the angel she bought me. I prayed to God and asked if He would say hello to Mary for me, I told him i loved him and Mary. Thank you God for Mary.