Elizabeth's Christmas Eve Gift

“Christmas Eve Gift!”

As if they were playing a game of verbal tag, the members of the Miller family always tried to be the first to shout “Christmas Eve Gift” on Christmas Eve Morning.

Enter the pages of this vintage Christmas story to find out why one Christmas Eve was so special to a young cowgirl when she was growing up on a ranch in the 1920’s.

Discover how in the midst of everyday chores, good ‘ole cowboy humor and the ranch animals remind her of the true meaning of Christmas!

From the wide eyed wonder of the little believer to the wiry grandmother with a sparkle in her eyes as she muses, “My Dad told me that when I was little too.” the heartwarming story, Elizabeth's Christmas Eve Gift, has generated responses from young and old alike.  This story will help you and your youngsters step back to a simpler time and focus on the true meaning of Christmas!

This story was a gift from God!  When I look back and think about writing it, I don’t remember working at it.  It just came to me.  The inspiration came from a story that my husband’s grandmother (Elizabeth Miller Smith) was told when she was a little girl.  Another family tradition was woven in when, after marrying my husband, I discovered that both our families were strange!  We both grew up playing a peculiar game on Christmas Eve Morning!  Every member of the family would try to be the first to shout “Christmas Eve Gift.”  In theory if you “got” someone by saying it first, they were supposed to give you a present early.  However, no one ever got around to “paying up!”  The victory was in the thrill of knowing that they would have to wait a whole year before they had a chance to get you back. Neither family really knows where the tradition came from.