This year, I bought my husband a few things as I had some extra money and I wanted to bless him. He works so very hard for his family. He gets up before five every morning, works hard, and doesn't come home until after four most days. He doesn't complain. He doesn't make us feel bad. He does it because he loves us.
So, he deserves to be bought a gift now and then and I wanted to! So, I did. But, knowing him, I knew he would be upset that he didn't get me anything. Though I don't work as much as him, he loves me and appreciates me just the same. He knows I work hard outside the home and inside the home. He knows how much I love our family. He knows I would do anything for this family. But, what he doesn't understand is, I don't need anything. I have everything I need.
Here is some honesty though. I am human. I love opening gifts just as much as a six year old child. Yes, I can be immature like that :) But, I have never been about what is inside the package. I truly like opening gifts. So, on some Christmases, I have been a little bummed I didn't get to open anything.
So, that along with knowing how my husband would feel gave me an idea. Gifts for myself. !
Novel idea right?
No, I did not run out and buy myself gifts.
No, I did not give myself gift cards, and cash, and shoes.
What I did was this, I wrote out things that bless me to the core that my boys do for me. Things like. "The best gift is that you work so hard for me every day and never complain." "The best gift is when you do your chores to help me out." etc. I wrote down on paper things that make my heart so full of joy during the year to remind me of how incredibly blessed I am, to show them how much they mean to me, and to explain to them that they are my best gifts I could ever get.
I then spent 2 dollars and bought some dollar store boxes and wrapped them putting them under the tree. So, Christmas morning, as my son passed out gifts, he was so confused, "Where did these come from?" "What is this?" "Did you buy yourself something?"
As I opened them I said, "The gift I love the most is ......" and I would read it to them. I don't know if they got it, well, I know my son didn't. He really wants me to "stuff". But, I know my husband understood my point.
So, that is why I gave myself Christmas presents! This was one of our best Christmas's too!
