General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse/What did I learn today? chat with friends, 0 by Thea1962

Thea1962 wrote:
Guten Morgen!!! Rise and Shine and Merry Christmas!!!

I finally made it back to DG, or online period. I have been pretty busy the last few weeks with preparation for the Angel/Snowsuit and food basket Charity and I am happy to report we finished it up last Thursday!! The chairlady for our area became sick (and so did a lot of our volunteers) and so I had to take over and my lord if I would not have had Bernie’s help I am not sure what I would have done!! Lots of work behind the scene that I was not really aware of and by the time Thursday afternoon arrived I was pretty darn tired and sore, but I also had one wonderful experience of the true meaning of Christmas!!!

A Mother (3 little Children) came back to the hall where we were handing out the snowsuits/gifts and food baskets and told me that there was a mistake with one of the snowsuits…she received a snowsuit for a 18 month old girl, but she in fact had a 12 month old boy!!! Needless to say the gift (pink clothes) was also for a little girl!! So I apologized and told her that I will get a snowsuit and a gift to her place before Christmas.
I called head office and NO snowsuit for a little boy and for the gift I would have had to drive around to other Charities and see if they had a gift leftover. Called my sweetie (he was still in the City) and he told me not to worry and he would buy a snowsuit and a gift (his donation).
That evening we drove to the Lady to deliver the things, Mom opened the door holding the baby boy and beside her was her oldest daughter (age 4). The Mom told the girl “This is the Lady that gave me the snowsuit for you this afternoon”…well little Girl’s face lit up, big smile and she told me “You gave me a purple snowsuit and purple is my favorite colour!!!” with that she ran up to me and gave me the biggest HUG ever!!!
And she told me “Thank you…thank you!!” She ran put the coat on and danced around the house, running back to me and hugging me again and again (by that time I had the BIGGEST lump in my throat) she pulled me down by my coat and she kissed me on both cheeks and my forehead and she told me about Santa and that she was a good little girl and hopes to get a present from him.
I hugged the Mom and the kids and wished them a Merry Christmas and when I got back to the car I had tears running down my face…Bernie had watched this unfold from the car and he too was very touched by this little girl.

This was MY special Christmas Moment and I am soooooooooo grateful that I could experience this. So to all of you that donate money or gifts or clothes or your time to charities…YOU do make a difference!!!! I wish you all could have experienced what I did!!!

I just had to share this!! I have to get going again…lots of food prep to do for the next 3 days!! lol
Will try and stop by and post during the Holidays!!!

Love you all and my thoughts and prayers are with you and I wish you a very Blessed Christmas!!
Love and many Hugs
Thea