The Giving Tree

Today I was room mom in Nikolas’s class. As I entered the office, I noticed a beautiful Christmas tree with tons of little paper ornaments on it. I approached the tree and noticed it was all gift request.  I immediately was excited, my chance to purchase a girly gift.  Only as soon as I was excited, I was heartbroken. As I read the little paper ornaments I was brought back to reality, the request were simple and small. Items we take for granted. Socks, Shoes, Hats, Gloves, Coats.  This breaks my heart into a million pieces. I don’t want to sound snobbish or spoiled  but I have never had a need and heck, I really have never had a want. I mean yes we all want more. A bigger house, a better car but these are things I know will come to me. The thought of having no hope or no relief in sight brings much anxiety to my mind.  It also questions why life isn’t fair especially to children. How in the world in 2011, in America, can a child need socks or shoes for the cold. What kind of life is this for a child?  How can they have dreams and hopes when they don’t even have shoes for their feet.  It burdens me and humbles me, my hope is that my children will also be humble!  I try to ENFOCE this. Halloween was a great time for them. But I did REQUIRE them to give half of their candy away.  And I WILL require them to shop with me and help wrap the simple items I removed from the Giving Tree.

 

May God Bless you always and my you always have fortune and faith!