On this TBT, I’m throwing it all
the way back...to last week.
It’s only Christmas Eve, but I’m
pretty sure I’ve already received my most memorable gift of the year. Several
fellow homeschooling moms and I enjoy an evening out once in a while. We have
been trying to get together for a couple of months with no success. With
classes at our homeschool co-op on Christmas vacation, we thought we could use
that time that’s normally already scheduled to get together at my house for
lunch and a cookie exchange.
We were all sitting around the
table cramming our faces with food, talking about the problem one of us, I’ll
call her Renee, has with ADD. She chose that moment to hand out her gifts to
us. They were journals. That alone makes it a perfect gift for me, but then I
opened the journal to read the inscription. “Ruth, Merry…”
I burst out laughing as I learned
over to another friend to see what Renee friend had written in her journal. She
got, “Tiffany, Merry Christmas. Love ya.” I held up my journal and asked Renee
if she was having a moment of ADD when she was signing my book. Everyone
thought it was hilarious.
I thought it was one of the most
priceless gifts I could ever receive. Not only was it something I would enjoy
using, it was truly reflective of Renee. I didn’t want her to finish what she
had starting writing because now, every time I open that journal to write in
it, I will think of her and smile. Her friendship is dear to me and I love her
just the way she is.
God loves us just the way we are,
quirks and all. I’ve often said the world would be a boring place if we were
all the same. I sure am glad that God blessed me with such wonderful friends
that make my world anything but boring.
Now, it’s Christmas Eve, so it seems
appropriate to end with, “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
Wonderful insight!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gloria! Glad you enjoyed it.
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