Chapter 1  Page 11

A Christmas Miracle

 

She opened the door to Sara's hospital room and wheeled her in, Sarah squealed with delight and said, "Oh Mommy, it's wonderful, it's almost just like my room at home."  The girls and Bill peeped out from behind the door where they had been hiding and yelled, "Happy Birthday Sarah!"  Sarah's eyes steamed up as she saw all her friends standing there.  She was so happy.  They came up one by one and hugged her.  She said, "I have missed you all so much."  They said, "We missed you too Sarah, very much and we've missed your singing at church."  Susie said, "Maybe Sarah will sing for us later if she feels up to it.  Now, lets get this tea party going."

As the girls and Sarah sat around the table and had their tea and cookies, Susie talked to the mothers, she thanked each one of them for coming.  She said, "Sarah is so happy to see them all, and it's good to see her happy again." She explained Sarah's health problems to the mothers as she tried to hold back the tears.  They told her how very sorry they were that Sarah was so sick, and asked if they could be of any help.  Susie said, "Only if you can give me a miracle, that's what Sarah needs now."

She looked over at Sarah and she looked just like a little angel in her beautiful white dress with all the ruffles and bows.  Her blonde curly hair sparkled from the sunlight shinning on it.  That reminded her about the angel doll that she had bought at Wal-Mart the night before, the one named Sarah.  She had hidden it in the bathroom while Sarah was gone for her walk.  She told the mothers, "I'll be right back."  Then she went in and got the doll and said, "Okay, it's time for Sarah to open presents.  This one is from Daddy and me."  Sarah looked at the beautiful angel doll and said, "Oh Mommy, how beautiful and she looks just like Angel Doris."  Susie looked at the doll and thought to herself, 'Sarah is right, she does look like my mom.'  As she looked at the two of them, she realized something else she had never really thought of before,  Sarah looked a lot like her Grandmother Doris.  'I can't believe I never noticed that before,' Susie thought to herself.

Little Stacy said, "Who is this Angel Doris?" Then all the other girls said, "Yeah, Sarah, who is Angel Doris?"  Sarah proudly said, "Angel Doris is my grandmother angel, she lives in heaven with Jesus and she watches over me."  "Wow! that's really cool," said the girls.  Sarah smiled and said, "Yes it is, and heaven is beautiful too."  "How do you know?"  Stacy asked, but before Sarah could answer, Sally said, "Because her Angel Doris told her so, silly."  They all giggled and Sarah began to open her presents, then they all made a Build A BEAR.  "I think I'll call her Susie, Mommy, after you, so when I get scared, I can hug up close to my Susie bear and I'll know that I will be okay."
 

 
 
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