November 19, 2008
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Christmas Suggestion
Those of you who may be interested in making this Christmas less “commercial” and less “materialistic” for your families may want to check out the following link.
http://www.thepreemieproject.com/
This is a good way to give and to encourage others to give and to serve “these, the least of our brethren”. When my oldest son first went to Iraq we stopped sending Christmas cards and, instead, used the money for the soldiers. We have done that each year since because it seems I have had a son somewhere since that Christmas. When we did that we explained to family and friends that that was the reason we were not going to be sending out cards. Many friends were generous enough to give to me the money that they would have used for the same reason to send more packages to the soldiers. Now I have a son over there who feels he is not in need of that type of caring. Since I came across this particular charity I believe I will be sending items to them instead.
This type of project is good to get your kids involved in also. My daughter and son enjoy doing things like this that they know will be helping others less fortunate than themselves. They never complain or even speak about there being less under the tree at home because they know that there is more in their hearts for having given to others.
God bless you all.
Comments (4)
Oh, Ashley and Nathaniel are going to get right behind this! They love making things and the idea of giving to the families of needy babies will appeal to them as much as to me! THANK YOU for sharing this!
Our church does a sewing project for the area hospitals similar to this.
My mom is always saying how she has everything she needs, so we decided this year to give to the Heifer Project in her name instead of a present. She was in the Peace Corp and I know she will think it’s a good thing to do. Plus, it’s funny to say I bought my mom a cow or a bunch of chickens for Christmas. People look at me like I’m bonkers, lol. ~ L
@empress8411 - That’s okay. I used to give my dad horse manure for father’s day all the time. He likes to garden and we live on a farm. What else could a gardener want than some horse manure for his garden. That used to get a lot of laughs from his friends.