LOVE
At Christmas time it seems as if one can feel the Love in the air! Folks seem a little bit kinder, the greetings a bit more jovial and the music of Christmas is everywhere!
Today at church, the children's choir, made up of 6-9 year olds, played hand bells accompanied by softly playing background music of familiar carols. They were soooo good!!
As a mature person now (sounds better than 'older person' or 'senior citizen' etc.) I have many good recollections of Christmas seasons past.
One always comes to mind. Our children had learned that there were families with kids their ages who just couldn't afford some of the things of Christmas and this bothered them. We discussed how we might help to make their Christmas brighter... We heard of a group collecting toys to wrap and give to these kids. All agreed that this was a great idea, as they had plenty of toys and really wanted these kids to be happy on Christmas morning. Each one picked out a toy that they felt they should give Our middle child, Matthew chose to give his "Casper the friendly Ghost" who talked when you pulled his cord. We all knew it was his special friend and asked him repeatedly if this was really his choice. He said he was real sure so it was what he gave. I noticed a few weeks later how he seemed to be missing Casper and he finally admitted to missing him a whole lot. He finally got over the loss of his friend and we didn't think much of it except to remember that he felt so good about the giving. Several years later when he had just gone through a really rough time and was back at home for awhile... it was Christmas time. Angel, aka 'Sissy', found a new small version, of all things, the old toy, Casper the Ghost! It was complete with the voice when the cord was pulled. She bought it, remembering how Matt had given up his 'friend' to make a poor child happy. It really cheered him up and put a smile on his face! We all could feel the Love!
Today I went on line and found offered there, on e bay, a vintage Casper the Friendly Ghost ! He looked pretty good considering his age! Casper would be 47 years old !!
Casper The Friendly Ghost !
May we always remember that Christmas is really all about LOVE and God's Love as He gave to us, His greatest Gift ! His own Son!
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