I sat silently in the backseat as we drove home from an evening church program. And my heart flooded with happiness as the three of us hummed to familiar Christmas carols drifting from the car radio.
With my nose pressed against the side glass, I gawked at the department-store displays. As we passed houses with lighted Christmas trees in the windows, I imagined the gifts piled under them. Holiday cheer was everywhere.
My happiness lasted only until we came to the gravel road leading to our home.
Joy of Reading 
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