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I want to wish all of you a
very Merry Christmas and
I'd like to share one of my favorite songs &
stories.
The most precious gift you could give this
Christmas season is the gift of your heart!
I hope you & your family have a most joyous
holiday season!
The
Greatest Gift
Christmas time is here again, it’s that time of
year again.
We shop for special gifts for friends so dear.
Offer a suggestion, everyone should try.
Give the present money cannot buy.
Of the
Christmas gifts you give this year.
Don’t worry if they are big or small, just give of
yourself the gift of love.
It’s the greatest gift of all.
Presents we buy
are soon forgot, lost along the way.
The love we give to others they will remember
everyday.
Gives of love that are given to those both far and
near.
The joy we give will last throughout the year.
Of the
Christmas gifts you give this year.
Don’t worry if they are big or small, just give of
yourself the gift of love.
It’s the greatest gift of all.
For the gift of
love is lasting, sweet memories you recall.
Just give of yourself and give the greatest gift
of all.
Of the Christmas gifts you give this year.
Don’t worry if they are big or small, just give of
yourself the gift of love.
It’s the greatest gift of all.
Just give of yourself the gift of love.
It’s the greatest gift of all
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Merry Christmas |
One day a young man was standing in the middle of
the town proclaiming that he had the most
beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large
crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for
it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in
it. Yes, they all agreed it truly was the
most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The
young man was very proud and boasted more loudly.
Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the
crowd and said, "Why your heart is not nearly as
beautiful as mine." The crowd and the young
man looked at the old man's heart. It was
beating strongly but full of scars and places
where pieces had been removed and other pieces put
in and there were jagged edges. Some places
had deep gouges where whole pieces were missing. |
The
people stared and said, "How can he say his heart
is more beautiful?" The young man looked at the
old man's heart and laughed.
"You
must be joking," he said. "Compare your
heart with mine. Mine is perfect and yours is a
mess of scars and tears."
"Yes," said the old man, "yours is perfect looking
but I would never trade with you. You see, every
scar represents a person to whom I have given my
love. I would tear out a piece of my heart and
give it to them. Sometimes they would give me a
piece of their heart, which would fit into the
empty place in my heart. Because the pieces
aren't exact, I have some rough edges -- which I
cherish, because they remind me of the love we
shared."
"Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away
and the other person did not return a piece of his
heart to me. These are the empty gouges --
giving love, is taking a chance."
"Although these gouges are painful, they stay
open, reminding me of the love I have for these
people. I hope someday they may return and
fill the space I have waiting."
"So
now do you see what true beauty is?"
The
young man stood silently with tears running down
his cheeks. He walked up to the old man, reached
down into his own young and beautiful heart, and
ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old
man with trembling hands. The old man took
his offering, placed it in his heart and then took
a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it
in the wound in the young man's heart. It
fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged
edges.
The
young man looked at his heart. It was not perfect
but it was more beautiful than ever. The love from
the old man's heart had flowed into his.
They
embraced and walked away side by side.
You
see, true love, given romantically or simply in
friendship, requires sacrificing a piece of
ourselves and doing so without reservation and
unconditionally. If it is not given like this, it
is superficial and given with the expectation of
receiving something in return. When you give,
expecting something in return as in a reward, are
you truly giving of yourself or are you simply
trading one thing for another?
Give
of yourselves in love charitably. God knows there
isn't enough love left in this world
anymore. Cherish the time, the friendship, the
love and the memories you gain along the way. You
will not always have the love you give freely
returned in kind but, when it is, there is nothing
more beautiful.
From the
Merrill Osmond Family!
Merrill & Mary
Travis & Maggon
Shane, Brittney, Aspen & Andelyn
Kade, Heather & Keaton Hallows
Justin
Troy
Sheila
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas &
remember...
Santa Claus is coming.....
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