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What’s the BEST Christmas gift you ever received? Think about it. What pops right into your mind? I’ll bet it’s not the most expensive gift you ever got. It’s probably the one most lovingly selected by someone who knows you very, very well and contributes regularly to your happiness.
Sometimes, a gift provides an unexpected pleasure. I remember receiving a green imitation leather shoulder bag from an aunt. It was full lady size, even though my age had not yet hit double digits.
To me, it was the symbol of being grown up. And obviously my aunt had RECOGNIZED how grown up I was, to give me such a sophisticated – and big – purse. I dragged half of my childhood treasures around with me in that purse, so everyone could see this recognition of my new, grown up stature in life.
I have to wonder whether my aunt ever had even an inkling of how important that gift was to me, or why. Probably not. I now wish I had told her about it, somewhere along the way.
Think about your favorite gift and what it symbolized for you. If you still can, call the person who gave it to you and tell them. What a delight it would be to hear from you with that kind of thanks. This is the season for it.
Enjoy the holidays and each other.
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Annette – Christmas has never been my favorite holiday – Thanksgiving is – because I hate the “gimme” attitude everyone has. The expectations are awful and leave people so disappointed. As a child, I realized our family did not have the resources some of my friends had and I hated going back to school and hearing “Look at what I got…” from so many. Christmas, like Hanukah, should not be about “stuff.”
My daughter Julia, now 48, and my son Preston, now 24, were both born in early December and made the holidays VERY special those years. They still do…
Thanks for your thoughts, Jill. I understand your sentiments. In our family, we tried to tie gifts to the celebration of a birthday – the birthday of Jesus Christ. Here’s a story about what we did when my oldest was just four years old. Paste it in to hear or read it, or put – Christmas Sermon – in the search box below right.
http://considerthisradioshow.com//?s=Christmas+sermon
Merry Christmas to you and your entire talented, gifted family.
The best gift was a diamond engagement ring in my “stocking”. It is still on my finger 47 years later.
Love your story, Donna. My first engagement ring came at Christmas time too, in a box wrapped in a box, wrapped in a box – you get the idea. I can still describe what I was wearing and what was going on in the room. Congratulations on your 47 years of good wear from this Christmas gift.