Now that our gifts are opened, and hopefully all the trash has been taken out... are we thankful for what we received?
Many of us receive more than what we actually need, and those gifts are blessings. So think of your gifts...could you do without some of them? What about your kids' gifts? Could they have not received as many and still be satisfied? Have you or they complained because you didn't get the one gift you REALLY wanted?
I'm so thankful our nation is blessed and we can bless others, including our family. One of the traditions we have with our two youngest children is to spend time with them - at a movie, or game room, taking a trip, etc. Christmas presents are temporary, but our Presence with them will always be in the minds of the children and the adults' memories.
Maybe next year, 2011, you can think of something different that will enhance your time together as a family or with friends....times that will be thought of in future years, not thrown away or sold in a garage sale because of not using it/them.
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