Dec. 14, 2007 - Making Gifts
I've been stitching away on gifts for family and friends. I've not only stitched a few things, but I'm also baking, and making other gifts for people. Another one of my annual projects is to make the ornaments that our local library gives to businesses who contribute to our holiday fund raiser. I finalized those ornaments, made the first batch and delivered them to the library this week. As I was busy making Christmas gifts, I thought about the blessing of making gifts.
When we make a gift for another person, it blesses them to receive something we put so much thought and effort into creating just for them. But have you ever thought about how you are blessed? When I'm creating a gift for another person I spend a lot of time thinking about that person. I imagine their joy when they open this gift that I've selected just for them. I picked the pattern and the color thinking of their tastes. Sometimes I've made an item because I know someone's need. Regardless of the reason I selected a specific gift, in thinking about that person as I make their gift I am blessed.
By taking my thoughts away from my own situation or problems and focusing on others. I am blessed. By spending time thinking about someone else, someone who I love, I am able to step outside my life and focus on another person. That is a blessing to me in my life.
Of course, there is nothing like seeing the joy on someone else's face when you give them such a personal gift full of your love. But there are some gifts that I never see the recipients faces. I send gifts to friends and family out of state. I usually receive a wonderful thank you phone call or note. That is very much of a blessing.
And then there's the library. Making these ornaments, they are able to bless a business for blessing them. That's a lot of blessing. As I make the ornaments, I think about our hard-working librarians and their tiresome dedication to our community. I think of how I can bless them with a gift to give their contributors. I am able to heap blessings on many with just a few hand-made ornaments.
So keep crocheting those gifts right up until Christmas day. And while you are, make your thoughts of the recipients prayerful. In this way, the giver is blessed just as much as the receiver. Because you have opened up the lines of communication with our Heavenly Father...talk about a blessing!
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Dec. 14, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by crochetcrazy
Part of my sister's CHRISTmas gift is handmade. Stitched with love is what the card is going to say!
~Renee
Romans 5:8
