I’m writing this letter to you to tell you thank you, but our family doesn’t need any gifts this year because our family already received the best gift anyone could ever give to us. It wasn’t bought with lots of money, or in hopes that they would receive anything in return, but given with absolute selflessness and unconditional love.
Yesterday I received some bad news that I was in legal trouble and that getting out of it would cost us all the money set aside for buying Christmas presents. Today I had made arrangements to take my 9 year old daughter Ladybug Christmas shopping. She has been looking forward to this since Halloween.
Today I was faced with giving her the worst news a child could hear. Christmas is cancelled. I told her that I got in trouble, that I had to make it right.
She did not cry, she did not whine, she did not beg or bargain she simply said “Spending Christmas with my family is the most important thing. I like getting presents but it isn’t as important as spending time with my family.”
I began to cry and smile. I am thankful to have accomplished raising such a bright and giving child that could understand that the true importance of giving was in the heart and not the wallet. That family matters more than gifts.
I told her I was proud of how mature she was being that I love her and that I’m thankful and that her words and understanding were the best gifts I have ever received. Indeed I believe I shall never get a gift that means as much as the one she gave me today.
I hope that all of you are as blessed with the kind of love our little family is.
Always~
A proud mother!!!
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