'Tis the season for giving...receiving...eating...overspending...traveling...partying
...lights...
(sigh)
No time to rest, weary wisemenandwomen!
That merry season of chaos is right upon us!
So far this holiday, I've been busy at work, searching out all the many things I "need", snapping up all the many things I can "give".
Come to think of it - most of the people on my shopping list are quite blessed...
...and, I know I have alot to be thankful for this year. I've been "receiving" right and left! Quite frankly, I really don't "need" anything.
(shhh! don't tell my husband I said that)
I pause for a daily dose from the Garden.
We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.
~Seneca~
Hmmm - here's an idea:
In lieu of making a long wish list this year or standing in those long, holiday-ridden retail lines,
consider one of these "gift" options for your letter to Santa:
Give a kindergarten class art supplies, or supply a high school library with the complete works of Shakespeare.
Enable our future.
Send a gift card of $10 and up to a child who can return to this website and give that money to the cause of his or her choice.
Save an elephant, vaccinate a child - take your pick, super holiday shopper! This site offers more over 30 causes your holiday dollars can support. You can even create your own holiday card that will be included with your gift, sent straight to the recipient.
Now, get out there and GIVE!
(Consider the above my holiday wishes)
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Another great gift to give is a charitable gift card by Giving Tree.
The recipient gets to donate 10% to a charity of their choice - out of a list of over one and a half million.
The neat thing is that the giver of the gift and the recipient get to do something good this Christmas. It's a unique idea that more companies should join in with.
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