Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle

Don't step on them.

Wow.

They really do look like angels.

Told you.

Do you believe in angels?

Of course.

You make that sound like you've seen them before.

Like for real.

You don't have to see something to believe in it.

You don't see God, do you?

Are you cold?

Yeah.

Come on.

I think I lost my gloves again.

Do you know where they are?

We can share.

And put your other hand here.

I guess I should go back to my room.

Yeah, me too.

Wait, one more thing.

Nope.

I wasn't ready.

Ok.

Close your eyes.

Trust me.

Ok.

I'll see you tomorrow, ok?

Ok.

What time do you open your presents?

As early as possible.

But let's get together right after that, ok?

Ok.

Merry Christmas.

The best Christmas ever.

Best ever.

Mom?

Dad?

I'm really sorry but I lost my gloves again.

Mom?

Where is dad?

He um... he left, honey.

But he's coming back, right?

'Cause it's Christmas Eve and...

No.

No, Maggie.

I'm so sorry.

It's gonna be ok, Maggie.

Nothing's ever gonna be ok again.

Not ever.

Not even Christmas.

Let's get in the car, Maggie.

It's time to go.

Maggie, come on.

Don't stop believing, Maggie.

Best Christmas ever.

Believe in that.

Hey, Lauren, this is Maggie.

I got your message.

You sounded a little upset so I just wanted to call-

excuse me, sorry.

Sorry, I'm just leaving work right now.

Um, uh, I'm gonna pick up Jordan after school,

but I wanna talk to you.

Thank you.

So call me.

I hope you're ok.

How's my guy?

Hey, where's Miss Klein?

I don't know, but I'm starving.

Well, you're supposed to be chaperoned.

It's fine.

The other kids do it.

I don't care what the other kids do.

I have an agreement with the school.

Mom, I'm not a baby.

Oh, you think bad things only happen to babies?

Besides, it's fine.

I'm, like, starving to death.

Jordan, you're not, like, starving.

Ok?

You're hungry or you could be starving

if you wanna be dramatic but you're not, like, starving, ok?

It doesn't make any sense.

Come on.

Nope, this way.

Where are we going?

I wanna have a talk with Mrs. Deeley.

Mom, don't do this.

What?

I'm not gonna do anything.

I'm just gonna have a chat.

Maggie.

Mrs. Deeley, we had an agreement.

I can assure you, Miss Klein is very conscientious.

Who knows what could happen to him out there.

Our students are perfectly safe.

But I'll have a word with her anyway.

I appreciate that, it's just...

you can never be too careful.

I see that.

Well, thank you.

Before you go, I was gonna call you about something.

I wanted to ask you how Jordan is doing at home.

What do you mean?

It's nothing terrible,

he's just not living up to his potential.

I thought you might consider a tutor.

A tutor?

Why would he need a tutor?

He's falling behind a bit.

I mean, don't get me wrong, he's a smart boy.

He's just, uh, seems a little distracted.

Many of our students benefit from more focused one-on-one-

He doesn't need one-on-one with a stranger.

This is yesterday's math test.

Here's the name of someone we've had some good success with.

Um... you know, I- I just probably need to spend

a little more time with him, that's all.

It was just a thought.

And in the meantime, I hope you have a Merry Christmas.

Yeah, you too.

Thank you.

So what do you wanna do for Christmas break?

I don't know.

Well, I was thinking

maybe I would take a few days off of work

and maybe we could go to a museum or the library.

The library?

Yes, the library.

You know, education does not stop

just 'cause of some holiday, alright?

Every single day of your life is another step at

forging your place in this world.

Don't be smart.

I can't help it.

I'm still dizzy from the starvation.

Well, guess what?

I have a surprise for you when we get home.

We're getting a real tree?

No.

No, they're a fire hazard.

You always say that.

Well, that's 'cause it's always true.

And plus they're dirty.

Guess again.

Uh, dad's coming home, right?

No.

Baby, dad's not coming home.

You know that.

But grams is coming into town.

What's that face for?

Is she staying until Christmas?

Yeah.

Staying the whole two weeks.

Oh, I bet the first thing she's gonna say

when she sees me is "look how much you've grown".

So is what she's gonna say.

Ok, buckle up.

Oh, look how much you've grown.

My goodness, like a little weed.

A little weed?

Mom.

Hi, hon.

Good to see you.

You too.

How was your trip in?

Well, it wasn't exactly zippy.

Yeah, all that holiday craziness.

I just love it.

Well, it gave me lots of time to look at all the lights.

I just love Christmas in the city.

Me too.

With Christmas trees.

I heard that.

Here you go.

Did you think that you were going to the Arctic Circle?

We have heat.

Well, it doesn't hurt to be prepared.

You know what?

I brought you something.

Now, let me find it.

Oh no.

Here we are.

A little San Diego Christmas for your tree.

Awe.

Thank you.

Look at that.

Santa's surfing.

How cool.

Did you put up a tree?

Yeah.

A fake one.

Mom thinks the real ones are dirty.

Maggie, that is the silliest thing I've ever heard.

You know what?

Hey baby, will you find somewhere to put these?

Mom, I'm sure we should get you settled in, right?

I bet you're exhausted.

Come on.

What do you have in this thing?