This year, Luke is five and he is so into the Spirit of Christmas. Did he make a few mistakes? You bet he did! And they were lots of fun.
The season began with him being in the Christmas play at church. We just have an awesome congregation that rallies around all the little ones. Luke is a born ham, so you can only imagine how that went.
At school, they had a little Santa Shop. It is here, that for one dollar, the children can make their own purchases. The real problem is that they are only allowed three presents. Luke bought a present for me (nana) and for Uncle Dyllie and one for himself. He had it all figured out. He would buy everyone else's at the Sock Party at church. But, circumstance do not always turn out like we expect and the Santa Shop at Church was cancelled!
What to do, what to do! Okay, he asked his mom for a date night. He proceeded to ask me for the collateral to fund this date. I asked him if he had a job. He told me that his job was school, and he was going everyday and doing his job!
Then, he asked his mom to take him to one of his favorite stores. JUST A BUCK! Oh yea, you may have guessed it, everything is one dollar! How wonderful is that for a five year old boy.
He bought a few more gifts. One for Magoo (the future Aunt Dyllie) and Papa and another one for me(the nana)!
This just brought back so many memories. My first gift is a change purse. It is actually kinda cute and practical and I was very impressed. I remember things I used to give my mom and dad. I made ashtrays out of clay and bought my dad ties he never wore. The man worked as a welder for General Motors and did not need to wear one. I remember jewelry that was pretty gaudy!
Well, the second gift that Luke gave me did not disappoint me! Yep, gaudy jewelery.! It has iconic pictures of Jesus around the entire bracelet. Of course, I have had to wear it on numerous occasions when he is with me. If I don't have it on, he asks about it.What I did discover, is that the bracelet flips over and on the other side is a very nice black onyx bracelet. So, I wear it often and do the flipping thing from time to time.
Uncle Dylan got a car. You know the kind you put in your pocket. He let him have it for a few days, than made sure he asked to borrow it! What a con artist.
Now, it was Papa Devon's turn. He waited for Papa to get home from work and had him open it up. After what papa had already heard, he was a little apprehensive! What he found was a little, pocket size FIRST AID KIT. Yep, Luke was good at predicting who should get what gift.
He also got Uncle Jason a trophy that says he is #1.
The best thing about this Christmas was that he remembers whose birthday we are actually celebrating. We keep reminding him that Jesus loves those who give of themselves! I am sure each one of use remembers these kind of gifts, the ones that were actually given with enthusiasm and love.
May God bless your Spirit of Christmas and may it last for a lifetime.
