Kids December 23, 2019 Issue

A cozy talk with God

Jenny Sinatra

Snow was falling outside the window. It was Christmas Day. Grandpa had just made a fire in the fireplace. The presents had been opened, and we’d just had a Christmas lunch with my favorite—pizza bites! Sounds cozy, right?

Except I wasn’t feeling so warm and fuzzy. It was too icy to go outside, and my whole family was sitting around in one room. I felt annoyed with my sister and tired and crabby from listening to my dad’s and uncle’s long sports stories. What had happened? Minutes ago everything was fine. Now I just wanted Christmas Day to be over.

Finding somewhere to be by myself for a little while and feel God’s love always made things better. So I climbed the stairs to find a cozy place to pray and talk with God. I didn’t like having a mean attitude about my family. It made me feel all stirred up inside and like the joy of Christmas had been blown out like a candle.

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