Tuesday, December 29, 2015

The Kindness of Extending Christmas

"Christmas, my child, is love in action.  Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas."
~ Dale Evans

I love Christmas and I believe the longer the better.  It is great fun to receive packages that arrive before Christmas, which we place under the tree to open Christmas morning.  And then there are the gifts that arrive after Christmas that help us extend the holiday.  Yesterday, we received Christmas in a box.  Our very thoughtful friends who live in another city sent us a box with a cornucopia of gifts -- each one very carefully selected for the recipient.  One of the highlights of the box was a gigantic stuffed animal that somehow fit into the box and then magically expanded as he was released from his brown box cage.  My children have spent the day playing with their just-received gifts.  And every time I see the stuffed animal -- which happens to be an alien -- I marvel at the magic of thoughtfulness and the blessing of friendship.

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