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第21章 相扶走过黑暗 1（第1页）

第21章相扶走过黑暗（1）

HelpiherThroughtheDark

佚名Anonymous

Christmashasreallycaughtmebysurprisethisyear。Iherweektoprepare。MaybeitisbecauseitlooksmorelikeMarDecember。Everythingisallbrownandsoggy。

SaturdaymIwokemyhusbandahloudChristmasmusidmadethemhelpme。Wepickedup，vadmopped。Myhusbareesoitwouldfitinthehouse。Ieditinlights，thengotoutmywoodenSantasahemupoel。

BytheafterhimorelikeChristmasasIrushedoutalooa“ladies’tea”atParadiseCove。IwalkeddownthelohmyheadlamponandcouldseetheblinkinglightsstruorshedbeforeIhearditshum。Ihehandmadehouse，ourhostesshadhermother’sateacupsoutoable。dlesburnedinglassjarsonthewindowsills。

&ioedartyhats，andabouthalfthewomendid。Mostofusyjusttohavemadeittothetea，weweresobusy，alltheversatioobeginwith“AreyoureadyforChristmas？”answeredbygroaningnos。Weeveloudaboutwhatenifoneyearwesimplydidn’tdoChristmas。

Thenourhostessaskedustoformacircle。Shegaveaspeechabouthealingandfriendshipatoonewomanwhoisthankfullybaeafteraseasomentsoutside。Ifeltembarrassedaboutmypettyplaints。

Thenourhostessaskedustothinkkindthoughtsforanotheroneofuswhowasretlydiaghdwillbeginher“healiafterChristmas。Whilethefirstsmiledknowiruggledtoputabravefa。Shewasstillinshock。Sowaseveryoofushadn’theard。

Wewereeachaskedtosayawordementtoourtwofriends。Ourhostess，wh，angelicdress，beganbywishingthem“love”aively。

Ihatedthiskindofthing。Iwa—butaseaanspoke，Iheardtheirwordsinthewarm，fligdlelight：“faith”，“ce”，“strength”，

“laughter”，“pead“grace”。Ialsoheardanothervoisomeplasideusandfloatingallaround，whisperi”。

&heendoftheciranwished“roses”forthefirstt，whogrowslovelyflowersinhergarden，and“raspberries”forthesed，thetenderofaprolificberrypatch。

Ithought，thisisjustlikethatfirstChristmas，whenoneangelwasjoinedby“amultitudeoftheheavenlyhost”。

IalsowishedIhadtakeofioratleastborrowedmydaughter’soldprompriiara，whichthatmIhadpiaplainingwayfromthefloorofherroom。

Thesassedaround—weeachhadbroughtooshare。Iunedasmall，spidle，alighttoshihedarkness。AswesaidgoodbyesandMerryChristmases，HappyHanukkahs，Ituckedthetheupperpoyjaexttomyheart。