Christmas is now behind us. It turned out to be a very joy filled day for our family. Now that we are empty-nesters we decided to only buy each other one small gift. As a gift giving alternative we decided to support a lady who became a widow this fall, her adult daughter & family, and another adult daughter. That brought us much more joy than showering each other with gifts that we don't need or sometimes even want. We did have fun with giving the granddaughters small gifts and stocking stuffers. But as life has taught us some of the best parts of life are being with loved ones and giving affordably priced gifts to others. In the evening we had a single man come to our house for dinner. His children live hours away and he didn't have anyone to celebrate with. As the night advanced and our feast had been consumed I felt compelled to give him the Christmas gift Mary Jo had given to me. So I did, without him knowing it was my Christmas gift. What an understanding wife. Mary Jo accepted me giving away my gift without hestation or remorse. Mary Jo had baked some cranberry bread which we delivered to our neighbors Christmas Eve. They were pleasantly surprised. So I proclaim Christmas 2008 as one of the very best Christmas' ever. No credit card debt was encountered, family was thoroughly enjoyed and we brought a new spark of life to some others. Hope yours was the same.
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Jerry Troyer
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