Priceless

2 Corinthians 9:10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

Giving is something I have always loved to do. However, with the move and me making so much less things are tight and Christmas has me worried. I want more than ever for the people I love to know that they are loved and appreciated. But I am not sure how to do that without gifts. It is apparent that I am were Isaiah has gotten this concept and I have never said it, but my actions obviously have.

What am I sowing? Ant and I were talking about how my Christian friends that are my age don’t stay close to me, and yet I make good non-Christian friends. I pray that it is the love of God that draws them to me. I can give love in my actions and speech and it costs me nothing, but the end result is… priceless. I have adopted many young people at church and at work and it is the unconditional love that brings them.

I am truly rich and have so much to be thankful for. I have a fun husband, and inspiring son, a beautiful daughter, an amazingly supportive family. The clock is ticking as my last Thanksgiving and Christmas in California close in. I feel my heart squeezing and yet I am over joyed to have you all in my life.

Giving is so much more than material. The memories, the words of encouragement, the laughs, the smiles, the tears, they will carry on. They fill our hearts and change our lives forever.

Give yourself away this season, you won’t regret it.