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Hours before dawn, I awoke to a magical sound: the crunching metallic clatter of rolling tires outfitted with snow chains. It\u2019s snowing!<\/em> I thought. I leaped out of bed and ran to the window. Beneath the glow of the streetlamp, our road and yard in Raleigh, North Carolina, were blanketed with pristine white snow<\/a>. School would be closed today\u2014no question\u2014and I was going to make it the best day ever.<\/p>\n

My friend Peggy called when it was daylight. \u201cBring your sled,\u201d she ordered. \u201cA bunch of us are meeting in the woods above Cedar Creek.\u201d<\/p>\n

The woods were only a block behind our house, but I wondered if they\u2019d be too dense for sledding. \u201cCedar Creek?\u201d I repeated to be sure.<\/p>\n

\u201cYep, that\u2019s the spot. See you in an hour!\u201d Peggy said and hung up.<\/p>\n

I inhaled a bowl of cereal, threw on my snow clothes and called goodbye to my mother. Dad was a traveling salesman who was home only on the weekends. My grandmother<\/a> was resting in her room. My sister had her own plans with a friend, including a sleepover. Perfect<\/i>, I thought. I\u2019d have the whole day to myself.<\/p>\n

By the time I was outside, pulling my sled around the block, the sky had cleared to a brilliant blue and the snow glistened on the needles of the towering pines. I heard whoops and yells coming from the woods above the creek. I was pretty shocked when I saw who Peggy was sledding with. The two of us usually did our best to avoid Nicky and Larry. But today the boys had carved out a few challenging sled runs around the steep bowl of a tree-covered hill.<\/p>\n

I watched the three of them maneuver their way down the death-defying trails. \u201cC\u2019mon. Bring your sled over here,\u201d Nicky said. \u201cThis run is the best<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n

I took his advice and with a deep breath, plopped down on my sled, trying to work up my courage<\/a>. A grown-up would most likely say it was too dangerous, but out here on my own…<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll help you,\u201d Larry said. He shoved me hard from behind.<\/p>\n

I shrieked as my sled shot forward at breakneck speed. Grabbing the rope, I steered the sled around huge pines as I barreled down the slope into the small meadow at the base. That meadow was all there was to stop me from crashing into the creek. My eyes opened wide. I pulled up on the rope. My sled slowed to a stop. I had made it\u2014and I couldn\u2019t wait to do it again!<\/p>\n

All day we careened downhill, belting out \u201cI\u2019m Popeye the Sailor Man,\u201d and other cartoon songs as we tramped back up to the top. I stopped counting our runs. We were having so much fun, we forgot about lunch. It was late afternoon and starting to get dark when we finally thought about the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo long,\u201d we called to each other as we headed off in different directions. \u201cBest sledding day ever!\u201d<\/p>\n

Walking home alone, a new reality set in. The temperature seemed to fall as fast as the disappearing winter sun. I decided to cut through neighbors\u2019 yards instead of hauling my sled on the icy road. My shortcut wasn\u2019t much easier. Struggling through foot-deep snow, I suddenly felt the effects of a full day of sledding. Fatigue crept over my body and mind. My clothes and hair were drenched, and I shivered from exertion and cold. I hadn\u2019t had anything to eat or drink since that bowl of cereal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is impossible,\u201d I muttered. The deep snow was now covered in a thin layer of ice, and my sled was getting heavier by the second.<\/p>\n

It was a relief when I finally plodded into the Brooks\u2019s backyard. Just two houses away from home<\/i>, I thought. But those two houses might as well have been two miles. I couldn\u2019t force another foot forward. Dropping onto my sled was a deliriously inviting idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll just rest here for a minute,\u201d I told myself. \u201cJust for a minute.\u201d<\/p>\n

I could see Mrs. Brooks at her kitchen window. It was a comforting sight, even though she couldn\u2019t possibly see me freezing in the dark. But it relaxed me enough that I curled up on my sled, rested my head on my arm, closed my eyes….<\/p>\n

\u201cWake up!\u201d<\/p>\n

I opened my eyes and lifted my head. The female voice that commanded me was loud and firm. I looked around the yard\u2014nobody was there. No one except Mrs. Brooks, who could still be seen in her kitchen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho\u2019s there?\u201d I called out. No answer. I must have been dreaming<\/i>, I decided, and lowered my head.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet up! Right now!\u201d the lady insisted. She didn\u2019t sound angry, but her tone was urgent\u2014like my mother might sound if I overslept for school.<\/p>\n

I forced myself to sit up. I wanted to tell this noisy woman to let me sleep. But what woman? Where? Even in the darkness, I could see I was the only living soul in the Brooks\u2019s backyard. But someone wasn\u2019t going to allow me to have a moment\u2019s peace.<\/p>\n

I pulled myself up and reached for the rope of my sled. That\u2019s when it hit me: Who was here to help me? Mrs. Brooks would never hear me if I called out. Dad was working out of town. My sister was at a friend\u2019s. Grandma wouldn\u2019t notice my absence, and Mother probably thought I was already safe in my bedroom, worn out from a day of activity. Not one person in this earthly realm was concerned about me or would ever think to come looking for me here. I forced myself to make it the rest of the way home.<\/p>\n

Nobody noticed when I finally dragged my wet, weary body through the front door. My family didn\u2019t know I was in danger, and I didn\u2019t know enough to worry about hypothermia. But God knew it all and sent a guardian snow angel<\/a> to protect me.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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