The Heart of Christmas by Sandra Magsamen
Written by author Sandra Magsamen.
When I was a little girl on
Christmas mornings, whichever sister woke up first would wake up the other four
sisters. We then lined up at our parents' bedside to wake them up so we could
all see if Santa had come. My father would rub his eyes, pull his legs out of
bed, and put his feet on the cold floor to begin his journey downstairs to
check. My mother wrapped her robe around herself asking, "I wonder if Santa
came?" My sisters and I were firm believers in Santa. When my father
finally hollered from the living room,
"OK, you can come down now," we all ran down the stairs, thrilled to see the
lights twinkling on the tree and the mounds of brightly colored packages. We
would each pause for a second to take in the magic of the moment.