The Joy of Gift Giving
As I continued to reflect on yesterday's verses from Proverbs, I got to thinking about gift giving. Yesterday was our oldest son's 26th birthday. So after I recovered from how old that made me feel, and had the obligatory meander down memory lane (including a labor I was ill prepared for that motivated me to become a childbirth educator).
Anyway, it really is more blessed to give than to receive and I experienced great joy in selecting gifts for him that he would enjoy and included the opportunity for some shared family time.
Two of the gifts centered around sports. This kid has been a sports fanatic since the time he said his first words, and is working as the sportscaster for our local cable TV station. His father, a New Englander, brought him up to share his passion for the Boston area teams. It was finally a happy day in our house when the Sox one their first world series. It was the headliner of the family Christmas Letter...So in June we will join Chris and his girlfriend for an afternoon of baseball at Camden Yards, with who else, but Boston playing the Orioles. But the gift that I think excited him the most was a subscription to NFL Sunday Ticket. Now he can watch every game at home without having to go out and vie for viewership with Steelers fans.
But I howled (and so did he) at the "gift certificate" announcing this gift. My husband scanned an image of Bill Belechek and added a bubble which included this thought, "If only I had NFL Sunday Ticket I could tape the other team's defensive plays." When Chris read that he still didn't realize what the gift was until he read down to the bottom of the sheet, and I must say, he was stunned. He was so excited he was at a loss for words. Of course, his dad will be watching all the games with him come fall, but that's great. Good bonding time, I am no fun to have around when he watches football at home, because I tend to ask inane questions at the wrong time. Like just after a huge play, "Was that bad?"
SO this will be much better for everyone, and the gift for me was the joy of giving that gift.
Anyway, it really is more blessed to give than to receive and I experienced great joy in selecting gifts for him that he would enjoy and included the opportunity for some shared family time.
Two of the gifts centered around sports. This kid has been a sports fanatic since the time he said his first words, and is working as the sportscaster for our local cable TV station. His father, a New Englander, brought him up to share his passion for the Boston area teams. It was finally a happy day in our house when the Sox one their first world series. It was the headliner of the family Christmas Letter...So in June we will join Chris and his girlfriend for an afternoon of baseball at Camden Yards, with who else, but Boston playing the Orioles. But the gift that I think excited him the most was a subscription to NFL Sunday Ticket. Now he can watch every game at home without having to go out and vie for viewership with Steelers fans.
But I howled (and so did he) at the "gift certificate" announcing this gift. My husband scanned an image of Bill Belechek and added a bubble which included this thought, "If only I had NFL Sunday Ticket I could tape the other team's defensive plays." When Chris read that he still didn't realize what the gift was until he read down to the bottom of the sheet, and I must say, he was stunned. He was so excited he was at a loss for words. Of course, his dad will be watching all the games with him come fall, but that's great. Good bonding time, I am no fun to have around when he watches football at home, because I tend to ask inane questions at the wrong time. Like just after a huge play, "Was that bad?"
SO this will be much better for everyone, and the gift for me was the joy of giving that gift.
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