While there is no question that I love giving gifts to people in my life, I think that this year I am going to start doing something different. I want to give some gifts to people that I don't know. Since I do not have an immediate family of my own and by that, I mean having children and grandchildren, I feel like I could use my resources to make some child's Christmas better. I do realize that we are half a year away from Christmas, but why wait to get started?
The thought occurred to me the other day when I was on Facebook and a picture of a Holly Hobbie tea set showed up on my feed from one of the holiday groups that I belong to. It's something that Santa brought to me when I was about 4 years old. I loved that set and wish I still had it. Oh, well. Anyway, remembering how special Christmas is to children really got to me because Santa coming was such an event to me as a child. While Santa did not bring me everything I wanted, I cannot imagine what it would have been like to wake up on Christmas morning and Santa had not been there at all. By the way, I have rectified Santa's oversights and bought some of those missing toys for myself.
So, my goal this year is to set aside a certain amount of money each month and go shopping for toys. With the tariffs upon us and prices rising, I know it is going to be doubly hard for some people to provide for their children at Christmas. I would love nothing more than to be that Santa for kids who might have to go without. It's just something I have been thinking about, and I really encourage others to do something similar. Giving to others is often the best gift I can give to myself.
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