Monday, December 03, 2012

The Anticipation (and Work) of Cards

Our first Christmas card of 2012 arrived today. It had a personal message at the bottom from friends now far away. It warmed my heart. And sped up my anticipation of the cards, letters and pictures we will receive.

When I ordered our cards nearly a month ago, there was an option to include a data file and have them addressed and sent by the company. And (no offense to those who bought that option) but, really!? For me that defeats the purpose of sending cards. If I could say in my card what I wanted to, my card would go this:

The God of the universe gave Himself as a gift and came to earth to live and die so that we might live and not die.  That gift is so amazing and I wish I could gift all the people I love in some amazing way. I can't but my gift to you is this: I took 10 minutes out of my day to address this envelope, to jot a note, and to include some news about my family.

Addressing the card, tucking it in an envelope, and usually praying for the people it is going to...all that is part of the gift. It is about all I can afford for most of my "list."

Now I just have to do it.

1 comment:

Whitney said...

I like this. I'm doing cards for the first time this year, because I've so enjoyed getting them. It is like a little gift!