barbies and matchbox cars. disney princesses and animal figurines.
I write down those wishes with paper and pencil.
I want...
to give them those things (because there is nothing like giving your child a gift.)
Yet there is something else I long to give my children.
Presents that are expensive but don't cost money.
Gifts purchased in the currency of time and sweat; sacrifice and tears and prayer.
I write down these wishes with my heart.
These are the gifts I would give to my children...
love...a Godly example...forgiveness...hope...
laughter...time...strong family ties...love of scripture...
hope...being heard...color-blindness...curiosity...
knowledge...wisdom...security...peace...
patience (with self & others)...diligence...hope...
kindness...self-sacrifice...faith...honesty...
generosity...hope...creativity...
Love (1 John 4:16)
No 40 square feet rolls of wrapping paper are required for these gifts. Instead, these gifts are wrapped in day-to-day routines, in the mundane and surprising, in the messy, beautiful living of life together.
May I not waste one beautiful gift-filled moment.
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