Ed's Christmas Miracle

By: Ginny Merritt

Narrated by: Steve Connor

Ed’s Christmas Miracle is a true story that happened in rural New York in 1963 when Ed Stevens was a boy of nine. His family was poor, and his mom, dad, and siblings had been sick with the flu for several days prior to Christmas. There was no food in the house and no snow on the ground.

On Christmas Eve, Ed sat on his front porch, staring at his Tonka trucks. When he heard chimes at the church up the street and knew neighbors were inside, praying and singing, he decided to pray, too. He asked God to help his family get better. And he asked for snow, to make Jesus’ birthday special.

God answered the young boy’s prayer in an unexpected way with a lake effect storm that brought over 30 inches of snow to the area by Christmas night. Ed’s dad was too ill to do the plowing that he usually did at the nearby Dairy League Plant with his Farmall tractor, so the farmers could bring their milk in to be trucked to NYC. He asked Ed to do the job.

Ed was inexperienced, small, and frightened. But his hard work and a community spirit combined with faith brought about a miracle. Ed’s Christmas miracle.

©2020 Ginny Merritt (P)2023 Elk Lake Publishing, Inc.

Lovely Christmas story

I enjoyed Ed’s Christmas Miracle by Ginny Merritt with my grandsons. It definitely was a nice start to the holiday season. The narration by Steve Connor was great!

Great short story!!

Such a sweet short story! Very heartwarming! Great for the Christmas season! Very good narration!

Nice Little Story - Nice for the Season

Nice Little Short Story - Nice for the Season ... Have a cup of tea and enjoy a break while listening.

Miracle

Beautiful and well narrated story, sharing Ed's life and what he willing did for his family, experiencing a Christmas wish and helpfulness to his neighbours