Gifts of Time

With the season of giving coming upon us I thought I'd do a post on some special gifts I have received from my daughters, each using their own unique gift.

Julene, who loves to draw, gave me this framed print a few years ago when they were still living in Indonesia. I've had it on my nighttable and dreamed with her about their coming home to never say goodbye again. Although her thoughs in reality describe a spiritual realm . . . I feel like I've had a taste of it already now.

Kristal, who has inherited some of my love for cooking, put together this cute cookbook for me . . .

this was slightly before Mennonite Girls Can Cook came about.

and I'm glad she did not know what was coming... because I may not have received my very own little recipe book like this.

Kari is our seamstress and she made me this beautiful apron . . . also before the one that everyone recognizes came about.

I love the detail, the colors and the fact that she made it just for me.

Each of these gifts tell a story of time spent in thoughtful preparation . . .
for someone who can't help but feel loved as a result.
They are gifts that call one to consider . . .
is there something I can create that reflects something about the one who is the receiving the gift?

Some of us are not talented in making something, but maybe we can give the gift of time in other ways. There is something special about the story behind the gift . . . sometimes it can make us laugh and sometimes it can make us cry . .  . in a good way.