Gifts That Remain

The holidays are a special time of giving. However, giving is something that needs to take place every day. Here are just a few of the many gifts that can be given all year long:

Spend some time with someone who really needs you...

Write a note of encouragement to someone who is down...

Share an "I Love You" hug with someone in your family...

Visit a shut-in or someone who is ill...

Take a meal to someone who lives alone...

Speak a word of compassion to someone who just lost a loved one...

Share a deed of kindness with one of your neighbors...

Write a long overdue letter of thanks to someone from the past...

Express your appreciation to someone you have taken for granted...

Take a walk with a friend with no hidden agenda...

Speak kindly to a stranger. You never know who they may be...

Mend a quarrel...

Release a grudge...

And the gifts go on and on and on!!! Remember, giving works every single time. You are giving the gift of YOURSELF with every gift you give. This is one gift that never has to be returned. It is "more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35b). There is a greater blessing in giving than in receiving!!

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