Tonight, I went to the Christmas party for Holy Encounter, the singing group at church of which I am a part. It was such fun!!! First our director had planned a progressive dinner for us to enjoy. We had appetizer at his house, salad at another house, main course at another, and deserts at a final house. I have not been on a progressive dinner since college. (We will not discuss how long that has been, I already feel old knowing that our drummer graduated last year.) The van ride proved to be greatly entertaining. I laughed so hard I cried, multiple times in the evening.
Once we got back to our director's house, we played Dirty Santa. For those of you who have never played this, it is where everyone brings a gift. Everyone draws numbers for the order of opening the gifts. As you go through the numbers, you get to choose if you want to open a new gift you may or you may choose to take a gift open by someone prior. If your gift is taken you can do the same, take a new gift or take someone else's gift. And so the game goes. It is great fun because you are never sure if you get to keep your gift. There were some great gifts. I ended up with a game controller you plug into your TV and there are 5 games in the controller. Pac-Man, Dig Dug how cool is that. Kissing Bees were the last gift opened for the eveing and it could not have been more perfect for the recipient. I laughed until I cried.
Christmas is about giving, but more than giving gifts it is giving of one's self. Tonight I was reminded that even in the silliest and simplest ways, you can give of yourself. To care is a great gift to yourself and others.
As you go out this amazing season of the year, think about how you can give of yourself to others. A smile for a stranger, a dollar in the red bucket, a hug to a person on the outside of your circle of friends. Give of yourself however God may lead you to do so.
May God bless and keep you.
fofinha posted at 4:23 AM
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