My cuties and I were sitting on the rocking chair one night this week enjoying a Christmas movie on ABC family. P looked up at me and said, "Mommy, you do all kinds of things to take care of us." I am not sure where this sentiment came from, but it was enough to warm this mommy's heart!
Maybe it was the visit to Santa's Secret Shop at school this week that got him thinking about that...I'm not sure. He was so excited about Santa's Shop! You know what he bought (other than a few gifts for his family)?...A gift for Santa! You know what it was? CANDY! (So thoughtful for a six year old diabetic child!) And he didn't even buy anything for himself! He didn't even ask!
Earlier this week P said, "I love Christmas!" "Do you like getting presents?" I asked. "I wasn't ready for his response..."Because I like giving gifts!" he said.
"God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a GIFT from God." - Ephesians 2:8
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free GIFT of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord."
- Romans 6:23
We all were given a gift over 2000 years ago. That's the true meaning of Christmas...isn't it? Remembering the gift that we were given. When someone gives you a gift, you just say, "Thank You," right? We don't even have to do anything for it. It's free! We should respond like that to Jesus...with gratitude, praise, and joy.
God, thank you for my two special little gifts. They bring a smile to my face. God's light shines through my children. They are constant reminders of God's goodness.
As we go and get our Christmas tree today...I will look up, just as that tree points up...and praise God for all the GIFTS we have been given...especially for my child with diabetes...
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