Giving Gifts
It's time to shop for Gramma and Papa again. I love them dearly and I love giving them gifts, but they are sooooooo hard to shop for!
I'm exploring a new idea this year, after seeing the Samaratin's Purse Gift Catalog last year. Instead of cluttering their house with more stuff, I think I'll give a gift in their honor.
Here's a sampling of the gift categories you can choose from at Samaratin's Purse:
- Nine Gifts that Bless Children in the Name of Jesus - Help for orphans, hungry babies, disabled children, poor schoolchildren, heart patients, exploited children, pregnant mothers, newborns, and more
- Four Gifts that Fight Epidemic Diseases - Malaria prevention, tuberculosis treatment, HIV/AIDS ministries—and our new Epidemic Diseases Fund to make a world of difference where it’s most needed
- Six Gifts that Kids Can Give - Hot meals, warm blankets, sports gear, Gospel storybooks, Bible lessons, and musical toy lambs
- Nine Gifts that Transform Communities for the Glory of God - New houses, farm tools, fish, chickens, goats, livestock, job skills, shoe box gifts—and our new Transform Communities Fund to make a world of difference where the need is greatest
Labels: gifts, holiday traditions, simplicity
posted by Ann @TheAssetEdge @ October 01, 2008
2 Comments:
I love these! 2 years ago we gave my in-laws a Heifer International donation of a milk goat.
They were less than impressed, but oh well, it's better than yet another gift sitting in the closet for years.
I decided last year that for all of my extended family and for my children whenever possible I was only going to purchase gifts that benefited someone else directly. I have purchased many gift via online blog auctions this year. I also bought t-shirts through organizations like 'loads of hope' (I think it was called). I have tried to gear the item to the person whenever possible It has given me a great feeling and I hope in the end to them too. We'll see. :)
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