
What Suddenly Happened On A Cold, December Evening
Three, two, one… All of a sudden on a dark and cold evening, the corner of Ridge Road and Lake Boone Trail, and even farther, lit up with a bright and blazing light. As an early Christmas gift, my mother gave my family and my sister’s family an early Christmas gift – tickets to see 42nd anniversary of The Christmas Carol in Raleigh, NC at the “fancy” theater. It was the first time for all of her grandchildren. When I was growing up, my parents would take my sister and me to