Sunday, October 5, 2008
The Christmas Jar
So here's my challange and new tradition that I think that we should start as a family. I recently had the time to reread a book entitled The Christmas Jar. The jist of the story is that this young couple started saving all of their change each year in order to spend on Christmas. It started off really small. But with each passing year, they started earlier and earlier until they were doing it year round. Well, one year, as they were headed to the bank to cash in the change, the oldest daughter say a lady sitting on the curb, and felt to give the jar of money to this lady. I know that most of us probably don't use cash all that often. I know that we don't. But we all have been pretty blessed and I think that if we started doing something like this within each individual family, many lessons can be learned from it. Let the comments and ideas begin.
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3 comments:
conceptually fine. however, I would suggest that those of you that have debt (house, car, student loan or otherwise) use the jar to pay off your debt first, or you could be the next homeless person on the street. I don't want to be mean and charity is a good thing, however, best to be fiscally fit yourself first which will then allow you to help others even more.
it is a lovely sentiment, i agree with both of you, however, i do think we should start doing something as a family. together we can really come up with a way to bless some lives. 'tis the season to be jolly. amber, by the way.
Read the book, it definitely makes you feel like giving. I even meant to do the same thing...blessings also come when you think of others and not just yourself. Hence, fast offerings and tithing.
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