With the back to back holidays, come the back to back Susanna Leonard Hill writing contests. This holiday season the entries are all about HEROES! I can’t wait to read them all. They’re bound to be packed with inspiration. What better way to start the season? Read all about the contest here.

Now for mine:

SNOOZY

Sing along, HERE COMES SUZY SNOWFLAKE, DRESSED IN HER SNOW WHITE GOWN…

We’re all familiar with the heroic Suzy – tapping on windows, building snowmen, providing sleigh rides with an ultra smooth glide. Christmas isn’t Christmas without her.

Unlike Suzy is her brother Snoozy.

Snoozy never floats to the ground on Christmas. He stays tucked in his cloud… sleeping.

“Will you help this year?” Suzy always asks.

But he just yaaaaaawns, and rolls over.

One Christmas after Suzy flitted to the ground, Snoozy’s crystals began to tingle.

He opened one eye. Naughty winds were chasing away the clouds.

The sun blazed down.

Without the clouds, all things Christmassy would melt…

…including Suzy!

Snoozy bounded across the sky.

First he gathered the little clouds, tying them together with bits of rainbow.

Next, the medium clouds. These guys were fast.

The most difficult were the big clouds. He tugged and tugged but the winds tugged the other way.

The sun sweltered. Those troublesome winds had to go!

With all his strength, Snoozy zigged and zagged and looped in circles around the winds.

Annoyed, they finally gave up, and blustered away.

Then for hours, Snoozy heaved, hoisted, hefted, and hauled until every last cloud was in its place.

When Suzy returned that night, Snoozy was sound asleep.

“Sleep well, Brother. Maybe you can help next Christmas.”

But the next Christmas…

…Snoozy slept in.

I still think he deserves a verse of his own, HERE LIES SNOOZY SNOWFLAKE, WRAPPED IN HIS SNOW WHITE CLOUD…

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Thank you for reading!