My favorite Christmas Present

While I was student teaching this last year, I didn't have a job.  It was just too much for me to balance.  So I have been short on money lately.  Thanks to my amazing family I am still eating and living under a solid roof.  Gas is the hardest thing to pay.  I find I am always running on close to empty before I put a few more dollars in the tank.  On Christmas Eve I had many errands to run.  I had some money but I was headed to Idaho soon after the holiday's and needed to save every bit so that if something came up on the trip I would be okay.  I was forced to go to the gas station and knew that what would happen would happen.  As I pulled in their was a whole lot of people standing around.  It was snowing so I figured they were pumping gas so you didn't have to get out of your car.  Imagine my surprise when they asked if I wanted free gas.  I started crying and finally realized that they were pumping gas and my car was still on.  Soon I was given a donut and hot chocolate while I waited for my tank to be filled.  I cannot express my gratitude to those lovely people.  That is Christmas and it is Christ's way of life.  Thank you kind strangers.  Your gift to me was my favorite!