Stanley the Snowman

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“I have heard of the Christmas miracle.” Pastor Kelly said, “but you are a whole different kind of miracle aren’t you Stanley?” He laughed.

As the sun went down, it was finally Christmas Eve. Jack and Susan sipped hot cocoa mommy made inside of Stanley’s wonderful snowman house. “You are the best Christmas present ever Stanley.” Susan said and she hugged his neck getting snow on her cheeks.

“But there are so many wonderful presents to have Susan. What would be the best present in the whole world?” Stanley asked.

“I don’t know Stanley” Jack said feeling confused a little.

“Well let’s go see.” The magical snowman said. Just like that, they were flying through the night sky just like Santa but holding onto Stanley snow hands for all they could. They stopped at a big palace of a mighty king. “These children have a castle and they are princes and princesses. Maybe I should make you the kings kids for a Christmas present.” He said loudly so the guards nearby got nervous.

“No, “Susan said shyly. I wouldn’t be able to run and play with everyone, just other princesses, I wouldn’t like that. Show us more.”

And Stanley did. They flew like the wind passing birds and airplanes and knocking on the windows to spell out Merry Christmas in the frost as they flew next to them going wherever Stanley wanted to go. They saw children who go wonderful stables full of horses, others that got staring roles in the best movies just because their parents were powerful and rich. They even met children who wished to become an eagle and fly high in the sky or any animal they wanted and the magic of Christmas made it all so. Stanley said because of the powerful magic of Christmas, all of these things could be theirs. Jack and Susan loved the wonderful travel and seeing so many amazing and exotic things but finally Susan said. “Stanley can we go home?”

Back at their back yard, Stanley served them cookies in his little home again. “But why don’t you want the most expensive presents and ponies and all these things. After all, Christmas brings that kind of magic.” He asked.

“Well,” Jack said. “The more we flew, the more I knew it wouldn’t be Christmas unless it was with our mommy and our daddy in our little house with regular presents. Somehow, those presents don’t mean Christmas to me.

“Me too, Stanley. Something was missing from all that and that thing, whatever it is, makes Christmas wonderful.”

“Then I know the most special present of all that will make Christmas more special than ever before.” Stanley said with a big snowman smile and he clapped his hands. Instantly Jack and Susan were in a stable. They saw Mary and Joseph looking down. And then Joseph signaled that it was their turn to look.

“Jack,” Susan said gasping with awe and wonder at where they were. “It’s the baby Jesus.” And they stepped up and looked down at his innocent eyes and his sweet smile. Jack even reached down and stroked his cheek. For his whole life, Jack never forgot how the skin of the newborn savior felt. Outside of the stable, they ran to Stanley.

“This is the present that is better than any we have seen tonight.” Jack said happily.

“That’s because God gave this present to give us life that can never end.” Stanley explained. “Horses would go away, mansions would decay, toys would break or you would grow out of all those things. But life eternal is something you will never stop using.”

“It feels like it really is Christmas now Stanley!” Susan said loudly and with that, they were instantly on their porch.

“You know it all along that nothing could compare with Jesus for the best Christmas present ever didn’t you?” Jack said to Stanley.

“Yes Jack and I knew you knew it too. It was fun having an adventure but now its time to worship the new born king.”

“But we don’t want you to go Stanley.” Susan said with a small sob.

“I won’t be far away. Next Christmas build a snowman twice as good and we will have adventures a hundred times better than these. But just like this Christmas Eve, we will end each night worshiping Jesus for saving all people from their sins.”

“HOORAY!” the kids shouted and they gave final snowy kisses and hugs to their wonderful friend and ran inside to get on their best Christmas outfit’s to go to church and truly praise Jesus for coming to fill their lives with love and the joy of Christmas every year.

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