Holiday Essay Contest Winner

Wagner Dental is proud to announce Renee as the winner of the “Share a Smile” essay contest.  Renee will receive a free ZOOM teeth whitening from Wagner Dental for sharing her heartwarming memories of past and present.  We’ve included the story below.  We hope you enjoy her memories as much as we did and hope this will inspire even more of you to share your stories with us next year.  Thanks again Renee!

This Christmas like last is a humble one. While trying not to be sad I am not out buying my kids gifts, I opened my box full of journals I have kept since age 8 and looked back at my Christmas entries. What I wanted and what I got didn’t matter. As a child I was just as happy to get the GIANT Orange, Apple, and Banana in my stocking that I swore Santa magically grew but now realize was my parent’s way to fill a stocking for little money. Things that brought a smile to my face were so simple. A bike ride through a GIANT puddle and the entry I wrote at age 9. “Peace on earth good will to everyone, not just men.” While I did write the things I received, my emphasis as a child was in the feelings that surrounded me. Bringing a smile and joy to a child is so simple and I am discovering that if I search for my inner child Christmas can be happy and beautiful with just one gift and not many. The smiles we bring to Christmas are just as big with the handmade paper chain as with the expensive garland, if our joy is reflected in us not what we have.  Today we are going to make fudge the non fancy jet puffed way that I remember and loved as a child. Tomorrow we are going to make gingerbread cookies. I will be filled to watch my children’s joy and that will make this a Merry Christmas.

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