Friday, November 18, 2011

Christmas child shoe boxes = happiness

I went shopping and gathered the booty for the Christmas child shoe boxes.  This is the project I wrote about in my post about doing Christmas differently this year.  It was so much fun.  I can't believe how much it helped get me in the Christmas spirit.  I'm going to take a pic of each of us (husband, son and me) and add an envelope with our pics and a short note wishing Christmas joy and hope for the child opening the box.  I was able to go shopping with a co-worker on my lunch break.  It was wonderful to share the true meaning of Christmas with someone I usually don't talk about stuff like that with.  I can feel the Holy Spirit softening my heart.  It was fun and encouraging, to both of us.  I'm working on my Thanksgiving thankfulness list, next.  I need to write it down this year.  I think the season has been kicked off to a good start.  Oh, and I hope the church ladies have extra shoe boxes, 'cause I didn't have any at my house.

Gifts for three shoe boxes
Booty = kick ball, lego car, lifesavers, boxers, socks, uno card game, crayons, markers, composition book, pencils and sharpener, toothpaste, toothbrush, and dental floss.  (yeah, I don't know if a 5-9 year old boy wants floss, but, really, taking care of your gums is so important for good health in general.  :))

8 comments:

  1. score...these look like great innards for your christmas stockings...rock on...he will use the floss to build things of nothing else...

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  2. oh nice with the shoe boxes..we are doing this here as well..most of them are going to rumania...great!

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  3. I love the Christmas shoe boxes!  Perfect way to kick off the season.

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  4. That's nice that you are doing that.

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  5. What a great project!!!

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  6. practical gifts are THE BEST! Dental floss is so good! A new tooth brush makes my girls so happy! They get so excited when they get to use a brand new tooth brush. So funny!

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  7. My mom does Operation Christmas too.  :o)

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  8. Love that you are doing the right thing for Christmas. You are in the holiday spirit.

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