Pleasure of Giving

I love packages. I love to send them. I love to receive them. I even love to receive them when the contents are not for me.

I love buying gifts for my loved ones. I spend hours pouring over catalogues and websites. I walk miles through our local plaza and malls. Careful consideration goes into the process and each gift is selected with love. Few things thrill me more than finding something that will be truly appreciated by the recipient.

It is this pleasure to which I cling as we approach a holiday that has become inflated and grown into something other than what it was meant to be celebrating.

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