a Christmas Rescue Mission
My little sister came in my room when she got home from college today, and asked me if i could help out a family in need this Christmas. i said, "do i know them?"
She replied, "Well i don't know, but Aunt Penney knows this person. She works up town at the dime store and just moved here from the next town over. She has two children, a girl age 7 and a boy age 5, and they didn't even have winter jackets until last week. They had one pair of socks, two outfits each to wear to school and they both need new shoes because they're falling apart. Their father is a dead-beat dad and doesn't see them at all let alone pay child support, and their mother works almost 24/7 to make ends meet. They didn't even have a Christmas tree, so one of the ladies up there gave her an old one and some Christmas ornaments to decorate it with."
i immediately went to my bank account online and checked to see how much money i had set back for my bills that can wait another week, and then it was off to the atm to draw out the money. My Aunt has put in a bunch of money, as well as some of our other family members, but the gifts my mother, sister, grandmother, and i are making for the children and the mother are special. We are making them fleece blankets from scratch and a matching pillowcase to go with them. The children are also getting matching giant dolls that go with the blankets *sponge bob for the boy and strawberry shortcake for the girl.* The mother is getting a pillow and a set of dishes for Christmas from us and a bath set to go with it. my family and i try to help out atleast one family in need during the holiday season every year, and this year, it looks to be a very worthy cause. In the morning, i will be back over there to help her out with the blankets. The pillow cases are already done, and all that is left is the tying of the knots on the two layers of the fleece.
We know that even though things are tight around our home during the holidays, there are others out there that are much worse off than we are, and it always puts a joy in the holiday season when GM gives my father that nice Christmas bonus check every year to go and help out a family in need.
She replied, "Well i don't know, but Aunt Penney knows this person. She works up town at the dime store and just moved here from the next town over. She has two children, a girl age 7 and a boy age 5, and they didn't even have winter jackets until last week. They had one pair of socks, two outfits each to wear to school and they both need new shoes because they're falling apart. Their father is a dead-beat dad and doesn't see them at all let alone pay child support, and their mother works almost 24/7 to make ends meet. They didn't even have a Christmas tree, so one of the ladies up there gave her an old one and some Christmas ornaments to decorate it with."
i immediately went to my bank account online and checked to see how much money i had set back for my bills that can wait another week, and then it was off to the atm to draw out the money. My Aunt has put in a bunch of money, as well as some of our other family members, but the gifts my mother, sister, grandmother, and i are making for the children and the mother are special. We are making them fleece blankets from scratch and a matching pillowcase to go with them. The children are also getting matching giant dolls that go with the blankets *sponge bob for the boy and strawberry shortcake for the girl.* The mother is getting a pillow and a set of dishes for Christmas from us and a bath set to go with it. my family and i try to help out atleast one family in need during the holiday season every year, and this year, it looks to be a very worthy cause. In the morning, i will be back over there to help her out with the blankets. The pillow cases are already done, and all that is left is the tying of the knots on the two layers of the fleece.
We know that even though things are tight around our home during the holidays, there are others out there that are much worse off than we are, and it always puts a joy in the holiday season when GM gives my father that nice Christmas bonus check every year to go and help out a family in need.
posted by cindy at 1:38 AM
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