One blink of the eye, life can change for the worse. But quick thinking can then ______ that tragedy (悲剧). That’s exactly what happened when Dolly Parton saved a nine-year-old girl from certain ______.

When a vehicle started ______right for the child, Dolly Parton rushed into action. Her actions were simple but quick – quick enough to______certain harm. Fittingly (恰巧地), the roles these two play in an upcoming film might have foretold this. It’s actually a Christmas miracle.

Nine-year-old Talia Hill ______on the set (拍摄现场) of Christmas on the Square. She went over to a hot chocolate station, only to receive instructions to return to her first ______. She started walking, only to find herself on the path of an incoming ______.

Then, suddenly, she felt a pull, and she was ______ quickly out of certain harm’s path. Turning around, she saw none______Dolly Parton who had saved her. This presence of mind helped Talia continue working with her______ Tristan and Tyson to continue dancing and singing for the film.

Near the Square Netfix (网飞公司) ______ the holiday movie. While the Hill sisters were singing and dancing happily, Parton has a ______ of her own. While recalling the events, Talia puts the______ together: “I looked up and it was Dolly Parton in the movie. And she said, ‘Well, I am an angel, you know, ‘ ‘because she ______ an angel in the movie. And I was______. She hugged me and shook me and said, ‘I saved your life!’”

It was a Christmas break from school almost 40 years ago.I had spent most of the morning like any boy would, _____outside in the snow and enjoying the sunlight on the ____ day of the year.I liked stepping through the snow, making snowballs to ______the trees, and watching the smoky breath float out of my ______.After a while, though, the ____ got to be too much and I went ______.

It was warm in the house.I _____my wet coat and put on my favorite blue sweater.Then I walked into the ______.My mom and grandma had just ______baking two loaves of Italian bread.Mom looked up, smiled at me and asked me what I wanted for _____.I smiled back and pointed to the delicious bread.Mom laughed, ______ a slice off the bread, and buttered it for me.Then she told me to go sit ______ the stove (炉子) in the living room.Taking my slice with me I sat in my favorite chair, and felt the gentle heat from the stove _____ my little body.It was a moment of pure ______.I felt so good and so loved that I ______ it to this day.

Our daily ______and love are all we need in this life.They are all we need to _____.Anything else is just an extra blessing (祝福) to be used to make this world a ______ place for us all.

Be thankful for the daily bread that fills your ______and for daily love that fills your soul.Then go out and with great joy _____ your bread, your blessings, and your love with the world.

At Christmas time, I often reflect upon one particular evening in the early 1960s. Back then, we decided to go carolling to spread the Christmas spirit which might ________ someone else’s life. So we quickly ________ members, for whom the only ________ was warmth of spirit.

Soon we discovered that carolling brought various ________. Sometimes we were greeted with open doors and open hearts, while other times, folks remained in the safety and cosiness of their homes, watching ________ through their windows.

One stop on our journey particularly ________ our memory. That night, after a couple of songs, one door swung open. A gentleman, gray-haired, tenderly ________ we go upstairs to sing for his bedridden wife. He added ________, “She loves music and used to be an opera singer.”

We stepped briskly upward into the couple’s ________ apartment. Books, records, and antique furniture whispered stories to us. I reminded myself not to stare ________ invading their privacy.

Sitting beside his wife, the gentleman gave us a ________. Then our voices rose and lingered around their small home. Had our voices been given extra ________ and beauty for this occasion? Perhaps they had.

A smile flickered on the woman’s ________, yet beautiful face. She snuggled her head against her husband’s shoulder and both of them heartily enjoyed our performance. Witnessing such a heartwarming scene, we felt it was a holy night, for we were in the ________ of love that was gentle and mild.

At that moment, we found, and maybe even ________, the Christmas spirit.