The Gift of Giving
Gifts aren’t always bought in stores or covered in shiny paper! The best gifts aren’t actually “stuff” at all.
Have you ever given a gift because you felt obligated?
We live with so many expectations, both our own and from others. Yet, if you have ever received a gift that touched your heart, you know how delicious that feels.
Years ago, on the first vacation I ever took with my husband, we traveled to California. We set out to have an adventure, to explore, and while we were there, meet up with one of my best friends from my youth.
Her family moved from the town we grew up in Canada part way through high school, in search of the American dream.
We had a great vacation but the highlight really was visiting my friend Anita. We took her to Disneyland because she’d never been — even though she lived in the same state.
I really don’t remember a lot from that trip — it was a long time ago, but I have a memory etched in my mind of my friend’s face, beaming with joy as we went round and round on Disney’s ride, It’s a Small World.
Dolls from every country dancing to the lyrics, “it’s a small world after all… it’s a small world after all…”