The Archangel's Gift

Jamie is an intelligent but rather self centered almost-nine year old girl who is counting and shaking her presents on Christmas Eve. After a failed attempt to read the Christmas story Jamie's father gives her a strange gift- a wooden statue of an old fat balding angel with tattered wings. Because of a wish that Jamie makes earlier in the evening the statue comes to life at her bedside and the irascible old angel takes her on a magical journey back in time to the first Christmas night in Bethlehem. Gabe (Archangel Retired) is a cigar smoking seat-of-the-pants kind of angel who tries very hard not to swear and who says to Jamie Don't worry I've never lost anyone on these trips...not yet anyway. And of course that's just what happens... During her night's adventure Jamie manages to meet two of the wise-men a couple of shepherd boys and eventually a shivering young new mother where Jamie's spontaneous act of kindness changes Christmas forever.