A GIVING HEART

Okay, this really has nothing to do with Gary's health, but about my grandchildren and what a blessing they are to Gary and I ... AND a special surprise they are about to receive.My daughter is a single mother to our three grandkids. Tyler, 11, Brandon, almost 9, and Brianna, 7. Like most kids their ages, they have given their "wish list" for Christmas many months ago. Actually, they each only wanted one (expensive) "toy".At the same time, they have been asking Becky when she would be taking them to buy Christmas presents for their Papaw and Bamaw (Gary and I) and even asking if they would be buying a present for the Angel Tree...http://helpangeltree.org/index.jsp?gclid=CLfXwc2U0JcCFQZlswodx2T8DQ... like they have done in past years.

Well, because finances have been tight for Becky and the fact that her car finally "gave up the ghost", she wasn't sure if she would be able to buy presents for her children, let alone anyone else . The other night she sat them all down and explained how she would be needing to put a down payment on a car, and that if she bought them the gift they wanted most, there would be no money to buy presents for anyone else. All three told her that they would rather buy gifts for others, than to get the present they wanted. *Big smile*

I could end this post right here and it would still be a blessing to share. How wonderful, to see our grandchildren learning that it is much better to give, than to receive!

But it doesn't end here .... The next day, a lady who would like to remain anonymous, called to ask if Becky had already bought her kids the big items that they wanted. Becky told her that she hadn't and explained why. This lady told her that she had just sent her daughter to buy those "toys" for the kids! WOW! Both Becky and I cried over the phone when Becky related all this.

I can't wait to hear how my grandkids react, when they find out on Christmas Day, that because they first gave to others, God led someone to give them the very thing they really wanted.

"Give and it shall be given to you: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together and running over..." John 6:38