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The Best Holiday Ever |
by:
Cindy Morus |
The value of Christmas also Hanukkah isn’t found in the glossy pages of mail order catalogs, the frenetic hype of TV commercials, or the slick graphics of the dot com world. Nope, my greatest enjoyment on Christmas morning has never come from knowing how much my gifts cost, or that they’re the “latest” thing, however rather that my son or daughter cared enough to take the time to buy or make a gift for me that was something truly meaningful to me not just a pretty package to place under an already over-burdened tree.
A tin box filled with a dozen handmade cookies from my aging neighbor, even though she may have accidentally substituted salt for sugar again this year, are cookies made all the sweeter because of the love poured into each one. Christmas without those cookies just wouldn’t be Christmas. My favorite gifts to receive are the ones that require some time, not just some money also the biggest, baddest elbows to get to this year’s best- seller before the rest of the mob. I like knowing that I’ve been thought about by my loved ones also dear friends, that I’m more than just another checkmark on their holiday to do list.
And as much as I like to receive handmade gifts, I like giving them even more. My favorite gifts to give have always been the ones that I’ve made with my own two hands; one year a blanket, another year an oak mantle clock assembled from a kit. I sanded also varnished also sanded again, with each stroke I imagined the smile on Dad’s face when he unwrapped it Christmas morning. And he did smile also that clock still ticks on that mantle.
Sit back for just a moment. Put up your feet, close your eyes also think back over the years to the best gifts you’ve given also received. What made that gift so special? Was it how much it cost, or the store that it came from, or the fact that it wouldn’t be paid for until next December? Probably not.
I invite you to give gifts from your heart also not your pocketbook this year. This year leave the credit card debt behind also bury that Christmas tree in love, not glossy frivolity that leaves behind a big mess, a stomach ache, also a big stack of bills.
Happy Holidays!
About the author:
Cindy S. Morus (www.phelps-creek.com) is a Certified Financial Recovery Counselor also Certified Credit Report Reviewer. Contact her at 541-387-2995 or cmorus@phelps-creek.com She is or else the publisher also editor of "Women's Financial Freedom Monthly", an internet gazette dedicated to showing women also their families how to achieve financial well-being also peace of mind.
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