Gifts...

...we have tremendously cut back on gift buying these last few years. This year I'm working on giving practical and consumable gifts. You know the kind that won't clutter up the dresser and backs of closets! :)

With our children, of course, we will give one splurge gift. We are trying to teach our children to be givers during this season rather than receivers....therefore we participate in Operation Christmas Child with Samaritans Purse~I love that this organization allows people to minister to children overseas. Our children know that what we spend on OCC comes out of the amount budgeted for their gifts.

So this week finds me preparing shoes boxes that need to be delivered to the drop off station tomorrow as they head for the children who are meant to receive them.

Their are other items on my list for preparing to give to others...I may have time to post about that...someday!

Celebrating the reason of the season ~ the gift of new life through Jesus Christ!