Does Recession Equal a Bad Christmas?
Posted by Miz WoodyMoney is tight this year. Much more so than many of you have every experienced. Are you freaked out?
I’m betting that, if you are freaked, or even just a little stressed, it’s because you are worried about what you are going to give. You probably haven’t given much thought to what you will or will not get.
If I’m wrong, and you are worried that you won’t get the latest wii-phone (do they have that , yet?) or X-Box…you’re probably here by mistake. But read on, anyway. It will probably work your grey cells in a new way – might even improve your e-game scores.
I just read a post on twitter.com (that’s a “tweet” for those in the know) by a lovely woman whose twitter handle is “Reflective”.
She said the best Christmas present she ever received was a homemade doll.
photo courtesy of teresia at Flickr.com
Her mother made it for her one year when money was really tight.
She still has the doll, lo, these many decades later – and she is still comforted by the love that went into making that doll.
So, for those of you who are concerned about what you can give when your purse is empty – and even more for those who can buy all they want – ponder this a moment:
What can you give that will leave a legacy of love that will last as long as the recipient’s memory?
When it’s all said and done, the memories are what matter.
Blessings on you!
Marilyn
December 16th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Decades later it right!
Poor dolly has no hair and numerous patches, but she is still an emblem of love.
December 24th, 2008 at 1:59 am
Thanks for visiting the blog, Renae! I loved your post on the same subject.
December 24th, 2008 at 4:12 am
I wasn’t as quick to get mine up as you.
I hope you have a peaceful Christmas full of wonder!