Ever since we went debt free it became even more important to stick to a budget. We never went crazy, but we having a budget has allowed us to buy for other people. It has allowed us to have extra to be generous with other people.
Honestly not just over the holidays, all year round.
Nothing beats the feeling of giving to others. Especially when they are in need.
There are so many ways to be generous.
There
are organizations like operation Christmas child, where you pack a
shoebox full of gifts and toys and they send them to orphanages in other
countries.
Some places have Christmas trees with little kids faces
on them and you can buy Christmas gifts for kids when their parents
can’t afford it.
You can also gift your time. Helping elderly people or sick people mow their lawn or do house projects.
Some churches hand out food or there are soup kitchens that feed the homeless.
People
tip extremely large amounts to unsuspecting servers. Most places they
live mainly off their tips. That’s a huge blessing to those in the
service industry.
Do you have an abundant amount of clothes
that are just taking up space? Or an extra car that you don’t really
need. A teen mom might be in need of a vehicle to transport her newborn
baby to drs appointments or to her new job.
We can’t pass a
homeless person while driving without my son asking to give them money.
It doesn’t matter to him what their sign might say. He loves to give and
be kind to others.
We can definitely learn something from kids.
I
hope you find it in your heart to give in some capacity during the
holidays. And I hope that it sparks a fire in you to be generous all the
time. It really is the best!
