A very long time ago, when I first started blogging, I shared a series like this one with free Apple Crate Christmas Boxes stories and a craft. Please do not look at the pictures (face palm), I've learned a lot about them over the years. The stories are still there for you to print out. That series taught me a lot, and those stories have gotten a lot of love over the years, so I'm happy to add more free Christmas stories to this year's 12 Days of apple crate christmas boxes This is the story. You can print out the form and give it as a gift to friends or neighbors, share it at family events, and more!

The Apple Crate Christmas Boxes Not Someone

Even though it was only September, the air was cool, and kids were already talking about Santa Claus and apple crate christmas boxes plans. It seemed like the months until Christmas were going to last even longer. The kids were getting more and more antsy as the days went by, waiting for the last school bell. When the bell rang, everyone except David would race for their coats, gloves, and the classroom door to see who would get home first.David was a little boy whose brown hair was a mess and whose clothes were torn. I had often thought about what kind of mother would send their kid to school without a coat, boots, or gloves when it was cold outside. But David was different in some way. It wasn't his knowledge or manners—those were as lacking as his winter clothes—but whenever I looked at David, I always saw a smile on his face. David stayed after school every day to clean the erasers and arrange the chairs. He was always willing to help. He would just smile and ask what else he could do. 

Then He Would Thank Me For Letting Him Stay And Slowly Walk Home.

The kids got antsy as the weeks went by, and by the last day of school before the break, they were no longer excited about Christmas. I don't remember a group of kids being more tense as the last bell rang and they ran out the door. I felt better when the last one of them ran off quickly. When I turned around, David was standing quietly next to my desk."David, aren't you excited to get home?" I inquired.His answer was quiet: "No."I am ready to go home. "Well, I think the chairs and erasers can wait. Why don't you hurry home?"

He Told Her, "I Have Something For You." 

He took a small box wrapped in old paper and tied with a string out from behind his back. He quickly handed it to me and said, "Open it!"I thanked him and took the apple crate christmas boxes from him. I slowly opened it. When I opened the lid, I was shocked to see nothing inside. When I turned around to face David with a smile, I said, "This box is nice, David, but it's empty."David said, "Oh no, it's not." "Love is in it." Before she died, my mom told me that love is something you can't see or touch but knows it's there...Do you see it?"When I looked at the proud, dirty face I had barely paid attention to, tears came to my eyes. "Okay, David. I see it." I answered. Say "thank you."I became good friends with David after that Christmas, and I can say that over the years, I never again let uncombed hair or dirty faces worry me. I also never forgot what the little empty box on my desk meant.

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