Hey, April

Yes, I'm enjoying these stories very much.  Thanks for including a lesson in
yours.  It's surprising me how many of us have come from traumatic
childhoods but it never surprises me that the LORD brought us each safely
through.

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "April Reisinger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 11:21 AM
Subject: Most Memorable Christmas


> One Christmas my mother had just recently divorced and taken a new job.
She
> bought a typewriter to improve her work skills and to allow us to practice
> our typing.  There were three siblings.  She had absolutely no money for
> anything else.  We received little gifts from the Salvation Army that year
> and in mine there was a little bag with Kleenex, a comb, some cologne, I
> think, and a mirror.  I thought I was really special because it came with
a
> little purse and I could start carrying a purse at age 12.  That year
during
> crafts class at school, I made an angel and gave it to my sister, Candy
for
> Christmas.  As an adult, she reminded me often of how much that little
angel
> meant to her.
>
> We had our usual holiday fights at home that Christmas, usually with
alcohol
> abuse at the center, but the lesson was that love has no price and that
the
> most inexpensive gift when given in love can far outlast the pain and
> heartbreak of memories attached to costly gifts given out of duty.
>
> Say, Listening Lion, are you enjoying these stories?  I surely am.
*Smile*
>
> In the S O N Light of God's Love,
>
> April
>
>
> Somebody has significantly improved my life!  It's a tough job, but there
> are some really tough people out there!