A Child's Cherished Memory for the Season

Let's face it:  not everyone can be Daniel, and most people's little best-Christmas-ever stories get a bit trite and sentimental, with all that stuff along the lines of "family gathered around yon yule log with hot cider" and "sitting 'neath the tree singing old-time carols" and the like.  But not Daniel - he's got a heartwarming memory which shall live throughout the ages.

He came home from school with a little  project he had worked on with his teachers.  On a background of Christmas-colored flowers, there's a photograph of a grinning Daniel, standing in front of a bookcase filled with Christmas books, and stapled underneath the picture  is a quotation from the lad, citing his fondest Christmas memory of all time:

"My favorite holiday memory is when my neighbor gave me a toy cane with gummy candy."

Many readers will pass this true-life tale of inspiration to all that they know, to spread cheer and hope as we venture into  the new year.

(December, 2012)