Essay Archive - Personal Writing: Gifts
Personal Writing: Gifts
One of the greatest gifts that I ever received was an angel pin
from my grandmother. It was the Christmas of 1993 when she gave it to me,
twelve months after my aunt had died. To me, the pin represented my aunt
watching over me and my family. I have always thought of her as an angel
because of her angelic voice. My grandmother died seven months after that
Christmas, and then the pin meant even more to me. Now I felt as if I had
two angels watching over me.
During my ninth grade year, I put the pin on my Fremont
cheerleading jacket. Sadly, during the middle of the year, I lost the pin.
I was very angry at myself f....
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