A New Creator

This weekend, as I sat listening to an amazing series on giving, I received a random request from a new friend who resides somewhere in this great world of wide webs.  Her request was simple - tell me more about “creating Christmas.”

I responded.  I told her the story of how my wife and I have taken the challenge to forgo material gift-giving to each other during the Christmas season, opting to create gifts for each other.  I told her that we intended to donate the difference (i.e., what we would have spent) to village in Africa that desperately needs funding.  I asked her if she was interested in jumping into the mix.  Her response was moving.

I cannot share her response today.  I do not have her permission to tell her story of a child’s selfless reflection of Christmas.  What I can say, though, is one of you in this great webbernet has agreed to create Christmas and donate the difference to the needy.  That touched my heart this weekend.  And thinking that it is not too early to start thinking about Christmas, I aim to ask this question this morning.

Are you in?

If you want to join this group - the group of those who will engage in creating Christmas, let us know.  You don’t have to know what it looks like yet.  You don’t have to know how you are going to do it, or to whom you will donate the difference.  All you need, at this point, is a willingness to participate.  After all, we are talking about Christmas.

The comments are for responding.