I heard a young lady talking about how she had just moved out on her own and she felt bad because she didnt have alot of money to spend on Christmas...I felt bad for her because she didnt realize that Christmas isnt about how much money one has. Her heart was in the right place...she wanted to give her family expensive gifts because she loves them...but you know...Christmas isnt about how much one can spend. Some of the best gifts I have ever gotten have been home made ones...or ones someone found at a thrift store or yard sale...some of the most fun times, best moments in my life have been the ones that money was not involved at all. Every Christmas I think of when My twin brother and I were 3 years old...and I remember we each got a little orange instrument that you could blow into like a horn but also had a few keys like a piano on it that played music...and we each got a little brown teddy bear. I was so young but I remember those toys...more than any other Christmas...I was talking about it to my mom one day about those gifts being my favorite...she started to tear up...she said I cant believe you remember that...that Christmas I felt so bad because those little horns costed 3 dollars and that is all I had to spend...and my older sister had saved and bought us the teddy bears. Its my favorite Christmas memory...it still makes me cry thinking about it. They gave us the greatest gift possible by teaching us about JESUS and planting the seeds of HIS Word in our hearts. We had no clue how much they cost...I loved them...and my brother played his first tune on that little piano horn...Amazing grace. :) Thats when we first realized GOD had given him a great talent for music. I am thankful for my parents, my family and for the real meaning of Christmas...JESUS CHRIST and what HE gave to us. Dont feel bad if you dont have alot of money to spend this Christmas...its not about that...you can give your time and love...and that is more than enough.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 03:26:07 +0000
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