Comments on: Do They Really Need Those Toys?

By: Felicia Alvarez

Felicia Alvarez — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:01:24 +0000

Here’s another take on the restaurant idea. Sometimes we leave a really huge tip for our waiter/waitress – say $50. Because it is so unexpected, if we aren’t leaving it in cash, we make a note at the top of the receipt that it is not a mistake, otherwise the management might not process the tip amount. We try to sneak out of the restaurant before the wait person comes back to take the payment for processing. But once we were stopped at the door by the manager to confirm we wanted our waiter to have that large of a tip. Kind of spoiled the fun of it, so now we leave the message.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:31:22 +0000

What a great idea Gail!

By: Gail Keeney

Gail Keeney — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:28:36 +0000

What you wrote is good. I started a ministry online for Christmas, because so many cannot afford to buy gifts for their family, and even though it is better to give in the ways you suggested, most people do want to at least have something they can wrap, so, ChristmasGifts4Waco. The requests that come to the site are sometimes heartbreaking. The real needs are just beneath the requests for gifts. My hope is that every one that visits the site that is a member of the Body of Christ in our city will join seeing the opportunity to reach out to hurting people in our area. Please visit the site, I would love to get some feedback from you. I am trying to get publicity everywhere I can. After Christmas, I am considering continuing the ministry to be a help site.
Thank you,
Gail Keeney

By: Stephenie

Stephenie — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:41:33 +0000

What a great post! We have never had our children make lists at Christmas. We always give them something but we’ve never been the type to give extravagantly. One of my desires in 2010 is to GIVE more THROUGHOUT THE YEAR so that my family and friends KNOW they are special, important, loved and appreciated when it’s not “expected”. In all honesty, I think that doing things for others at other times of the year is more challenging for me because I get so busy with life and homeschooling and caring for my family that I don’t take the time to think how I could bless others. I desire to be more intentional about giving all through the year next year.
I loved your ideas for giving to others with time and money.
Thanks!