Friday, December 26, 2008

Gifts I Will NEVER Forget...

This Christmas was very emotional for me! I praise God that He allowed me to celebrate Jesus' birth with my family for another year. I received two special gifts that I will always cherish! Brian gave me a Converse sweatshirt and tag for my van. Typically, those two material things wouldn't be so important to me. They both, however, carry special significance. On the night of my accident, I was wearing my one and only Converse sweatshirt. The sweatshirt was cut off of me once I arrived at the hospital. Of course, the tag was destroyed along with my car! The second gift that I will always treasure was from my mom! She wrapped up a special letter that truly touched my heart! Along with the letter, was a gift certificate for the gym where I completed my final round of physical therapy. The gift certificate included the initial "joining" fee and the first month's fee. She wrote at the end of the letter that this gift was to help me continue to be strong for my family! Thank you Brian and Mom for these two very special gifts... material gifts that are not material to me!!!!!

2 comments:

Kristy said...

You are our "gift" this year! God is truly wonderful. May He continue to bless you and give you strength in the New Year.

The Pettigrew's said...

Very thoughtful gifts. I am so glad you were with your family this year! I am signing up for the gym with my Christmas money...never thought I would ever use Christmas money for that. haha.