Words can't even begin to describe my gratitude for such generous and thoughtful people. On December 24th around 1:15 my mail arrived. I waved to the mail man and wished him a Merry Christmas, even though I really wasn't in the Christmas spirit, and grabbed my mail. It can be a hard time of year, especially when Jaz goes to visit her dad for the entire two week break.
My mail consisted of a Christmas card from my Grandparents and a bill from Blessed Sacrament School. I opened the card and left the bill on my desk. I went about and continued to work around the house - cleaning, doing laundry, etc. It was close to 4:30pm and I was sitting on my couch watching “A Christmas Story”, folding laundry off in another world thinking about what Christmas morning might be like one day when I had a full house and it wasn't just me. I was supposed to be at my Grandparents at 5:30 for Christmas Eve dinner and I was contemplating going or just staying home. I thought I better get ready if I am going, so I stood up to put the clothes away and as I came back into the living room, I walked over to my desk and opened the bill from Blessed Sacrament School. I am not really sure why I did seems how I knew it was probably a tuition statement or an after-school care bill. And I really didn't want to see bills around the holidays. But I think it was more of my anal-retentiveness of having a piece of unopened mail on my desk. Go figure.
When I opened it, I saw that it was a tuition statement for the school year. And at the bottom in hand-written form it read “All of your future FACTS payments have been cancelled. Merry Christmas!”. When I read this I couldn't believe my eyes. I further reviewed the statement and saw where someone had given an anonymous donation of $1,500. I couldn't believe it, I broke out in tears of joy. This heartwarming piece of mail helped me to get into the spirit of Christmas. I was at a loss for words, I have never had such a thing happen to me. I thought – things like this only happen in the movies. I felt truly blessed this Holiday Season. I just wish I knew who to thank. So because I have no idea who to specifically thank, I would like to thank all of my wonderful family and friends for always being there for me, for keeping me strong and sane even when I felt the rain cloud was to permanently loom over me. (And of course a very special heartfelt thanks to whomever the anonymous giver may be.)
-Nichole
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