One of my best Christmas gifts ever.  

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.