One of my best Christmas gifts ever.

@kbkbooks (7022)
Canada
December 16, 2007 8:48pm CST
Stories like the Gift of the Magi, where the members of a young married couple are very poor but end up selling their most precious possessions to buy each other a gift, are based on the truth that when we love each other, it doesn't matter what we have or don't have. The first Christmas that I was a young newlywed, oh so many years ago, there was a box for me under our Christmas tree, small as it was. When I opened the box it contained only a note that said it contained my husband's love and to close the box quick because the love was escaping quickly as I left it open. The note also stated I could return the box anytime for a "free refill". I always will remember that gift very fondly. We didn't have much money but we had love at that time that was more valuable than any object money can buy. Remember that when you don't have much, you can still be very rich by sharing love with your family and your friends. That is more important than boxes and bows and expensive gifts purchased in long aggravating lines at crowded stores.
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@jewel76 (2305)
• Canada
17 Dec 07
That is so sweet and original!! My husband could never think of something like that, he isn't the least bit romantic! Happy holidays to you and your family!
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@kbkbooks (7022)
• Canada
17 Dec 07
Just remember this is my ex husband we are talking about here. LOL.
@jewel76 (2305)
• Canada
18 Dec 07
Sorry, i didn't realize that LOL but still, it was a sweet gesture
@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
18 Dec 07
thanks for sharing that. i totally agree that christmas should not be about boxes and bows and expensive gifts. but some people take the opportunity to ask for expensive gifts. And at the end of this, the main beneficiaries are the shops! And crowds make me dizzy so I'm glad that my immediate family and friends don't have a tradition of exchanging gifts at christmas. what matters for is to focus on the true meaning of Christmas which is Christ's birth. :)
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@kbkbooks (7022)
• Canada
18 Dec 07
The older I get the more I hate shopping. I usually don't ask for expensive gifts, but I like to take the opportunity to give them when I can. I love to surprise people.
@ky1119 (698)
• United States
17 Dec 07
That is the sweetest thing I think I have ever heard. It sounds like something my husband would do. He's just sweet like that. Kudos to your husband. What a thoughtful gift.
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@kbkbooks (7022)
• Canada
17 Dec 07
I knew I was going to get a bunch of sappy answers like this. My own fault for not mentioning it was my FIRST husband. The romance did unfortunately come to an end, but I still remember how sweet I felt it was at the time.