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The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. 1 to buy a mountain bike, she'd been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49.I said, “ You 2 have your pick from my bicycle 3 ”.“Thanks, Daddy.But your bikes are so old.” She was right.All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would 4 choose.
As Christmas 5 near, Emily and I went bike shopping.As we left one store, she 6 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot.“Can we give something, Daddy? ” She asked.“Sorry, Em, I'm out of 7 .”
Throughout December, Emily continued to work hard.Then one day, she made a 8 announcement.“You know all the money I’ve been saving? ” she said hesitantly.“I'm going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very 9 .
10 by Emily's selflessness, I decided to contribute 11 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 12 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow.Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough.But I couldn't 13 the feeling that I should give a second bike.When I later 14 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 15 , sir.Here are your tickets.For each bicycle contributed, we’re 16 away one chance to win a girl's mountain bike.”
Why wasn't I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 17 ? I like to think it was God's way of 18 a little girl for a sacrifice 19 her year-while giving her dad a lesson in the 20 .
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