It’s fourteen days to Christmas. Not one gift under my tree. It’s bare. Nothing there. I stopped the other day and thought maybe I should put fake gifts so it wouldn’t look so empty.
I sat down and thought there are families who even on Christmas morning there will be very little under the tree. I’m so blessed. I have everything I need. I want for nothing. It’s so disappointing to wake up on Christmas and get nothing or very little under the tree; especially for small children. So I encourage all of you to support angel trees. These are real children in need. They may live in orphanages, or group homes under no fault of their own. Usually it is clothes, shoes, a few toys, but the joy these gifts will bring will last way beyond Christmas. Every child should have warm clothes and coat during this time of the year.
Be kind, be generous and I promise your good deeds will not go unnoticed or unrewarded. The feeling you get from making someone else happy lasts a very long time.
Lily’s Lagniappe: There are some many family traditions. Louisiana families strive to honor their generations. I’m sure other states honor also but I am only familiar with this state. I treasure the times my cousins and I celebrated on Christmas at my grandparents’ farm. It was something we did. Some families worked together but definitely lived close to one another. I can honestly say that most of my friends visited their grandparents’ houses on special days. We all lived near our grandparents and relatives. We saw each other frequently. I loved that part of my childhood. I still see my cousins as often as possible. I live in another state now but recently after my sister and I lost our mother we’ve made an effort to see our family more often. Please visit and stay in touch. When they are gone I will have no regrets! Will you?
Lily