Every child is anxious for Christmas morning.  Awakening to see the presents under the tree is every child’s dream come true.  One Christmas Eve when I (Rosalie) was 5 or 6 years old, I woke up and assumed that it must be Christmas morning already.  I snuck out of my bedroom and crept to the stairs to peek at the tree.  I was devestated when I saw that the tree was empty and there were no presents!  I remember looking in the stockings for coal.  I couldn’t understand why there was no coal and no presents. Continue reading →