Adventures of Three Sisters and MC II
The three girls were all excited about the coming Christmas Holidays. With Christmas carol music in the air, and all the windows decorated brightly, and TV advertisements showing off all kinds of things kids want only heightened the pleasure of the season. Each day new advertisements came in the mail filled with pictures of pretty clothes and toys three young sisters could hardly live without. Connor, Kenna, and Hannah were busy making lists for “Santa” so he would know what they wanted. They made long lists of clothes and toys they wanted and really needed, only to erase some items, cross out others, and then add new ones. The lists were
growing longer daily.
Then one day Connor got to thinking about Christmas. “Hey, sisters, do you get the feeling these “lists for Santa,” might not be the real spirit of Christmas? That maybe there is more to this Holiday than “getting?”
“Well, now that you mention it, Kenna and I were just thinking about that very thing this morning,” said Hannah.
“But what can we do?” asked Cindy.
Then in unison they said to each other, “I know, we will do the giving!”
“But what can we give? What do we have that we could share with others?” they asked each other.
“We could bake cookies,” Hannah said.
“And I know how to make pecan pralines, and muffins,” said Kenna.
“I bet mother will let me use her sewing machine! I can make hot pads, cup towels, and aprons,” said Connor.
In their excitement they forgot about making “Lists for Santa,” and started making lists of materials and groceries they would need for making gifts to give. In their excitement they thought of other things to make. They could make special decorated tree ornaments. “And we could write poems, and short stories of Christmas, and draw pictures of baby Jesus,” they said.
Sleep came slowly that night. The thought of really doing something for someone else filled their heads with joy. Christmas Joy. Just as they were drifting off to sleep, Connor sat up in bed and said, “And we could make gift cards to give of our time to help clean house, wash windows, and any task that they might need done.”
“Hey, Connor, that is a good idea. I bet most folks would find that helpful,” said Kenna. “Now will you let us get some sleep before we have to get up and go to school,” said Hannah.
To be continued.