My friend Denise blogged recently about the spirit of gift giving. It got me thinking... not so much about the creative gift giving I’ve done, but about the many special gifts I’ve received.
Here are a few, and only a few, highlights from a few Someones whose gifts have meant so much.
Someone once gave me - a bottle of wine left on my porch after our firstborn’s first trip to the ER; Ouch!... stitches.... he bears the scar to this day
Someone once gave me - the gift of knitting because she taught me how
Someone once gave me - the LLBean travel bag I had been eyeing in a catalog for 3 years which I couldn’t see buying for myself when ziploc baggies will do. I love that travel bag... in my favorite color no less!
Someone once gave me - a precious picture framed to remind us of sympatico
Someone once gave me - the gift of forgiveness... You can’t be a friend with someone for 30 years without that!
Someone once gave me - the gift of wisdom and gentle guidance and words of truth spoken in love, consistency, loyalty, all in a single afternoon
Someone once gave me - my Jeremiah 29:11-13 bracelet right when I needed to let go of my own plans and accept God’s plans
Someone once gave me - my Sisters By Heart poem
Someone once gave me - amazing black pants I have worn for so many years that still fit perfectly and go with everything and have lasted forever
Someone once gave me - a little heart box complete with symbolic little items like 10 candles for our first 10 years of marriage, 2 monopoly houses for each real house we had made Home, 2 angels for our 2 children, salt for the tears and sugar for the sweet times
Someone once gave me - a little box with a stone, hand decorated, representing the spiritual marker of our friendship
Someone once gave me - my mushroom picture that she drew with her very own hands
Someone once gave me - the gift of allowing me to barge in on her and help her paint her kitchen my favorite color
Someone once gave me - the gift of loving my children like her own
Someone once gave me - the gift of letting me love his children like my own
Someone once gave me - the gift of time talking on the phone for a whole hour which is a big commitment when you are only 9!
Someone once gave me - the gift of encouragement and fitness because she got me to run my first 5K
Someone once gave me - a party complete with balloons and laughter and cake and ice cream and singing on a birthday day when there was supposed to be nothing but laundry, macaroni and dishes
Someone once gave me - the gift of a silver locket
And those are just a few of the best gifts I’ve ever received. What comes to mind for you?
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Gifts I've Received
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When the LORD gifted us with all of you! We love you and miss and can't wait to see you shortly!!
It’s easy to see just how grateful you are for all the blessings God has showered upon you. How blessed you are! When I think about gifts I’ve received, I feel a great sense of joy and gratitude. Of course, the intangible ones are the best. If I had to pick one gift, it would be the precious gift of time that we have with our children. The BEST of times are while they are young and are still living with us. I know the time will come when they will spread their wings and start their own lives, but thinking about that time makes me sad. Happy for them, but sad for me.
I love the gift of straight painted lines, evenings out with my husband while my children run amuck with their friends, and a warm blankie and coffee with whip cream!!!!
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