Christmas
#1
Christmas
From the people who brought you such great threads as:
[ul][*]Pre Christmas Break[*]Fantasy Teams[*]The New Stand; and[*]How Stupid Can People Be?[/ul]
I now bring you the Christmas thread. The past couple of years I have seen threads on here about what people want for Christmas, which to me does not reflect what Christmas is really about (or supposed to be about anyway). Christmas is about remembering the birth of son of God, who came to this earth to give his life so that we may live. To emulate that ultimate sacrifice, we should be thinking about giving (not receiving). With that in mind, what are you going to do this Christmas season that will better the life of at least one other person?
My wife and I were discussing this last night and we decided that since we don't have the usual money to drop in the Salvation Army tins, I have to put down 4 deer and of those, 2 will be given to the Iowa HUSH (Help Us Stop Hunger) program. No pressure there!
[ul][*]Pre Christmas Break[*]Fantasy Teams[*]The New Stand; and[*]How Stupid Can People Be?[/ul]
I now bring you the Christmas thread. The past couple of years I have seen threads on here about what people want for Christmas, which to me does not reflect what Christmas is really about (or supposed to be about anyway). Christmas is about remembering the birth of son of God, who came to this earth to give his life so that we may live. To emulate that ultimate sacrifice, we should be thinking about giving (not receiving). With that in mind, what are you going to do this Christmas season that will better the life of at least one other person?
My wife and I were discussing this last night and we decided that since we don't have the usual money to drop in the Salvation Army tins, I have to put down 4 deer and of those, 2 will be given to the Iowa HUSH (Help Us Stop Hunger) program. No pressure there!
#6
RE: Christmas
I will be doing the same...hopefully. I have passed numerous does this year while archery hunting and now I have 1 saturday left to get one with the rifle. I haven't been out at all in the gun season. I don't need the meat so it will definately be donated.
#8
RE: Christmas
That's awesome Rory! In previous years, my wife and I would put $ in our pockets and then go shopping for the kids. When we were done shopping, we'd empty out our pockets in the Salvation Army tins on the way out. She used to tell me not to take over $200, planning on spending $100 per kid each. What she doesn't know is I'd usually take $400 - $600 wanting to help as many as I could. Thank goodness she doesn't read these threads.
#9
RE: Christmas
ORIGINAL: wahoohunter
+1, is it really giving or charity if you feel the need to share with others that you have given?
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Lots of people go about their giving, anonymously.
Lots of people go about their giving, anonymously.
Another thought is if you give anonymously and don't put the word out, doesn't that lessen what was given by keeping the thought for yourself?