Santa's Gift
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It was a beautiful evening at the North Pole with the snow falling quietly. Although things looked very quiet and still on the outside, inside the house and the workshop, things were very, very busy since it was the week before the Winter Holiday.
Mrs. Claus was busy making cookies, and the elves were making the last minute gifts, but poor Santa was very tired, so he decided to go to bed early.
Santa had just drifted off to sleep when he was awakened by a bright light. When he opened his eyes he saw that an angel was standing at the foot of his bed. Santa sat up quickly, because he had never seen an angel before, and she was SO beautiful!
“Fear not, Santa, for I am one of the Angels of the Lord, and I bring you news of great joy.” “And since you love children, and bring so much joy to the world, God wants you to know about a ‘very special child’ who will be like no other, because He will be the Son of the Most High God,” she said.
“How will I find this precious child? “ Santa asked.
“On the evening that you take your yearly ride for the Winter Holiday, just follow the brightest star in the sky, that shines as brightly as the love in a child’s eyes, to the town of Bethlehem, and there you will find Him” the Angel replied.
“The Winter Holiday will also have a new name now,” the Angel continued. “It will now be called Christmas, because He will be known as the Christ Child who is being born for all,” she said with a smile. “There will be shepherds and many people who will come from afar to see him, and now you, Santa, have also been invited to visit him.”
Then as quickly as she appeared, she was gone.
Santa was so excited that he couldn’t go back to sleep, because he was so thrilled to meet this new child, and he also knew he had to make something VERY special for this baby.
When Santa sat up in bed to put on his slippers, he noticed a feather lying on the floor, so he went over to where it was, bent down, and picked it up.
Then he got an idea. A simply wonderful idea!
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About the Book
Santa’s Gift was inspired by the sculpture known to almost everyone as The Kneeling Santa.
The story begins the week before the winter holiday, and Santa has gone to bed early. Just as he begins to doze off, an angel appears to him. The angel proceeds to tell Santa of a very special child that is about to be born and asks him to look for “the star that shines as brightly as the love in a child’s eyes” on the evening of his yearly ride.
After the angel leaves as suddenly as she appeared, Santa gets an idea for the perfect gift for this special child and goes to his workshop to make it.
The story continues on and follows Santa as he explains his visit from the angel and the night of his yearly journey to find the special child, which brings the sculpture of The Kneeling Santa full circle and changes the name of the winter holiday forever.
Santa’s Gift is a story that relates the message, “It isn’t what you give someone or what the cost; the best gift is the gift of love and yourself.”
About the Author
Kathryn’s motivation and inspiration to write comes from many things, which make it interesting, because she never knows what will be her next muse.
Her faith inspires her to write about things that make people think, “What if?”
She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, crocheting and writing poetry and stories.