To Hear the Angels Sing

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On the 23rd of December, in my ninth year, I hear the angels sing. 

We do our Christmas shopping late this December. My parents' work, church, school programs, and family obligations conspire to keep us away from the stores of downtown Santa Cruz until the night before Christmas Eve. It is the one time a year when I see my dad shop for anything but groceries. 

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://spectrummagazine.org/node/12143

[DayBreak (Nicole)]

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is now that I hear the angels sing. I may hear them again later on in life, but I will never forget this first time.

This brings to mind the older SDA published stories that had often consisted of a careworn stranger that the protagonist helps in some way- food or lodging. After some unusual event, the stranger disappears and the protagonist wonders if the stranger was an angel. Happy holidays