Family: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: HEIRLOOM STORIES ARE A PERFECT GIFT

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: HEIRLOOM STORIES ARE A PERFECT GIFT

Written by Linda LaPointe

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: HEIRLOOM STORIES ARE A PERFECT GIFT

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Selecting repparttar right gift for a special someone is sometimes joyous, sometimes a chore. Give a gift that’s free. A gift that no one else could give. A gift of your legacy! Consider giving to or requesting a very personal, one-of-a-kind gift this year: heirloom stories. A perfect gift for an adult child who has everything. A perfect gift to request from aging parents who don’t know what to give. A daughter knew that repparttar 111296 quilt protected in her mother’s cedar chest was her great grandmother’s. But until her mother recorded repparttar 111297 story of repparttar 111298 quilt she did not know how dear it really was. The quilt was a wedding present received repparttar 111299 day before her newly married great grandparents climbed onto a covered wagon in Pennsylvania to begin their journey westward to Colorado and a new life. Protected and hand carried across repparttar 111300 U.S. repparttar 111301 quilt bumped for a thousand miles along repparttar 111302 Santa Fe Trail with a wagon train. That quilt is now much more cherished. People forget that they live in their homes with history all around them. Old tools, equipment and machinery have a history all their own. A woman’s gloves, hat or shoes describe an era never to be seen again. Most of repparttar 111303 stories go untold, leaving generations without repparttar 111304 knowledge of an item’s uniqueness, history or sentimental value. History lessons and family stories can be integrated, enjoyed & remembered by any age recipient. Personal belongings and family heirlooms have so much to say. Have yours told their stories yet? They will be welcome and engaging gifts. Here are some ideas to help you tell those heirloom stories:

Giving Thanks

Written by Joyce C. Lock

Thanksgiving began with repparttar

Pilgrims, to give God thanks for their survival.

For repparttar 111295 Christian family is a tradition of giving thanks, whether it be in a service, to each other, in testimony, song, offering, in a family circle, or in prayer. Though those words may be well intended, sincere, and heart felt ... perhaps we should also give thanks for "our" survival.

STONING: When one thinks they're doing God a favor by cutting you off at repparttar 111296 pass, silencing you, rooting you out of a position, or not letting you participate because you haven't conformed to their ideas for acceptance (leaving you on repparttar 111297 outside looking in).

FLOOD: When adversity hits, one after another, until you are so overwhelmed that you can feel yourself drowning.

TRIAL: Spiritual warfare; when Satan tries you through suffering and temptation (meant to slow you down, distract you, detour you from your calling, and even convince you to quit).

FIRE: Intense tribulation, going through great troubles, difficulties, or dangers (meant to weed out repparttar 111298 flesh and Satan's power over you).

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