One Christmas Eve, shortly after her father's passing, Clara attended the midnight service alone for the first time.
It had been a tradition she and Samuel shared, lighting candles in memory of loved ones and watching the light spread across the church as the congregation held their candles high, singing Silent Night.
That year, Clara sat quietly, feeling the weight of the empty space beside her.
But as she looked around, she saw familiar faces-neighbors who'd bought trees from her father for years, friends who'd been there for her after he'd passed.
She realized she wasn't truly alone.
The whole town was there, like an extended family that wrapped her in warmth, reminding her that she was part of something lasting.
When she left the church that night, the snowfall felt less lonely, the cold air a little less biting.
The town and her father's memory gave her the strength to keep going.
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A Winter's Promise
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