Santa Snow Globe and Gag Gifts

I have been told that I have a unique way of picking out the perfect gifts and cards for people. I know that one of my purposes here on earth is to give. One of the hesitations I have about ‘Christmas Time’ is that gifts are expected and I much prefer to give gifts without anyone knowing where they came from but nonetheless I still enjoy giving the perfect gift.

This year I think I did pretty well including getting Kyle his Snow Globe lawn decoration and giving Denny his chocolate bars last Friday. I did have a couple of near misses, I finally found Kyle’s lost stocking stuffer on Christmas Eve I had hid it in my stocking (what was I thinking?) I brought home a Dolphin wind chime from Mexico thinking it would be for our granddaughter but I found out it was really the perfect gift for my daughter-in-law as I picked it up to show them. Then I bought a small massager thinking it would be great for my husband and it turned out to be the perfect gift for my mom because once she tried it she didn’t let it go until I took her home, Kyle so understood and let her take it.

Other hits were the Star Wars action figures in the stocking for our son’s and my husband, as of last night Kyle was still walking around talking like Darth Vader. Or how about the pooping reindeer I got for our son’s and our interns. One of the best was when our daughter-in-law shouted out to her daughter, “look mommy got snowman poop from Santa”.

There were serious gifts that made impacts too; a Razor scooter for our granddaughter especially when Grandma Karen road it around in the house, the puppy for our youngest son, a Camcorder that burns to a DVD for our oldest and his wife, and the copies of Harpers Weekly for Kyle.

Giving for me is not only a joy and an act of worship to our Lord, but it is my purpose.