i've mentioned before-buying tons of toys for my dolls is not my favorite thing to do but it's christmastime and these items had samirah & nylah written all over them...
remember the days when a simple toy would just change your whole life?? i sure do. i'll never forget the christmas when my mom and dad gave my sister and i the cabbage patch doll EVERY little girl wanted at the time. i can't put into words the feelings of joy and love and excitement and every other great feeling a little girl could possibly feel that came over me the morning i opened my present.{insert an "i LOVE you mom & dad for being the best parents ever" here} i remember running to my best friend anjelica's house to show her what i had gotten and how her eyes lit up when she saw that i had the highly coveted doll in my hands!
the sheer thought that my husband and i can give those kinds of feelings and memories to my own beauties humbles and fills me with great joy! i can not wait to see the happiness on their faces when they open these up on christmas morning.
most importantly however, i can not wait to share with them the reason why they are receiving gifts at all...
i will let them know that these gifts are a mere symbol of the greatest gift mankind has ever received.
i will let them know that mommy and daddy will always give them the best that they can give them just the same way our father in heaven gave us the best that he could give us.
i will let them know that the greatest gift of all is not one that is wrapped in christmas paper and placed under the tree but is one that was wrapped in tattered blankets and placed in a manger.
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