Adopted Family
Filed Under (Flippin' Sweet) by Amy on 11-15-2006
We’ve got our family! :-)
I am so excited about this, it’s hard to put in words, but that hasn’t stopped me before. Okay, first of all the details. This is a family of 4 - a single mother and her three kids. The children are a pair of 7 year old boy/girl twins and a 4 year old girl. This means I get to buy actual toys for Christmas! I guess I was already going to be buying toys for my nieces and nephew, but it’s not the same as being the sole provider for the kids.
The boys had mixed reactions, especially at first, when I shared the details with them. Connor seemed to not have much of an interest and Aric’s first words were, “What?! Can we afford this?!?!” (Translation: Am I still getting my presents?) I assured him we wouldn’t be doing this if we couldn’t afford it and then went on to ask them a few thought provoking questions. I asked them to imagine being 7 and 4 and not getting any presents on Christmas morning. I asked them to imagine what those kids might think about Santa Claus then. I asked them to imagine a Christmas evening without a fancy dinner with all the trimmings. They both got a bit emotional and seemed to understand why it’s important for us to do this. I really hope this helps them to see that Christmas really is all about the giving and not the receiving.
I’m also hoping the boys really get into helping us buy the presents and Christmas dinner for this family. I think it’s going to be a great experience for all of us.
I can’t believe the emotions this has stirred up in me. All day long, I’ve been thinking about poor little boys and girls who wake up to no Christmas presents under the tree and it gets me all choked up. Then I think about how good it’s going to feel to be responsible for putting smiles on little faces this year and perhaps keeping the Christmas spirit alive in their hearts and I get filled up with gratitude and joy. We are so incredibly blessed in our lives and I am so thankful that we’re able to show our appreciation for that fact this year. We have spent many a lean year wondering how we were going to make it through a holiday season ourselves, so I think that makes me all the more appreciative.
It’s going to be a great holiday season and it’s all starting so soon! I can hardly wait!
How awesome! I’m so thrilled for you! The boys will really learn something from this too! Our township does this every year for one family and we all really get into it! The Fire Captain dresses up as Santa and those that go with him play themselves off as elves assistants, it’s really fun and definitely a touching moment because the family has no forewarning about it at all!
P.S. 7 year old girls LOVE Bratz….LOL!
That is really great Amy! I’m sure you will make a huge difference in their lives this Christmas :)
I wish we had the money to do this too. However, I commend you for taking this on. I belive in what goes around comes around. So you have some good coming your way. :)
I am so glad that you are doing this. We always adopt an angel from the Angel Tree. It’s nice to be able to give at this time of year. :)