Esther Lyra Knierim

Esther "Lyra" Knierim is a retired math teacher who has always enjoyed telling stories of her childhood to her children, grandchildren, and sometimes her students. She was born in Berkeley, California in 1926. Later her family spent three years in Redlands, 60 miles east of Los Angeles. It was there this story took place. Although they experienced many beautiful Christmases, Esther and her sister Elizabeth have both remembered this one as the most thrilling of all.

Esther "Lyra" Knierim is a retired math teacher who has always enjoyed telling stories of her childhood to her children, grandchildren, and sometimes her students. She was born in Berkeley, California in 1926. Later her family spent three years in Redlands, 60 miles east of Los Angeles. It was there this story took place. Although they experienced many beautiful Christmases, Esther and her sister Elizabeth have both remembered this one as the most thrilling of all. See less