CHRISTmas Miracles Do Happen!~

Our family, tonight, was the recipient of a CHRISTmas Miracle. We were watching TV, the story of Mark David Chapman, the man who shot John Lennon, when we received a knock on our door. It was two of my nephews and a great nephew with two HUGE boxes. I asked them what they were doing, they said, "Delivering your CHRISTmas." It was so unexpected, I didn't know what to say.

Nobody really knows the extent of how bad things have been for us lately. We have lived off of boxed mac and cheese mixed with tuna or Rice-A-Roni mixed with a small can of chicken. Some nights, we might have pasta, but without the meat. We have had egg sandwiches and grilled cheese sandwiches. I have actually lost about 8 pounds, which I needed to lose, but I do not recommend doing it this way. I hugged my nephews and told them thank you. They told us Merry CHRISTmas and left. It was just that quick.

When I opened the boxes, there were wrapped gifts. I did not have one gift under our tree for either of my children, which made me very sad. My daughter really has not asked for much. She wanted an Ipod Nano in hot pink, a Twilight hoody, a Twilight T-shirt, and wanted to decorate her bathroom in Hello Kitty (Target carried this at one time. It has Hello Kitty with the Eiffel Tower in the background). My son would have been happy with a couple of Playstation 3 games. My daughter also asked to volunteer at a local shelter on Christmas. She is such a giving person. Both of them understand that what is under the tree on Christmas morning isn't what Christmas is really about, but as a parent, it still hurts not to be able to get for your children their heart's desires.

Anyway, besides the wrapped gifts, there were GROCERIES! My Hubby had just asked our son if he had a couple of dollars on him to where he could run nearby to Dollar General and get some cheese to where we could have some grilled cheese sandwiches for supper, and he also asked him to pick up some eggs and cereal for breakfast. Son is really tired from working all day out in the cold. He is an electrician and was doing a rough-in all day, which means he was exposed to the elements. Hubby is sick with a bad upper respiratory infection and he didn't want to get out, and I have been feeling dizzy all day. Son was so happy when I opened the boxes and enclosed were the eggs, cereal, and cheese and he didn't have to go to the store. There was also lunch meat (more than one pack), several packs of sausage, vegetables, canned fruit, sugar, flour, mac and cheese, tuna, and boxed dinners. I can't even remember what all. I am not really sure where this came from, but you can rest assured I will find out and profusely thank whomever is responsible.

Now that Hubby and I are back working, things should be better from here on out, but this is just enough stuff to tide us over until we get our paychecks. God does know our needs and he does send just the right people into our lives at just the right time. This is not the first time this has happened to us and I am quite sure it won't be the last.

You can be somebody's CHRISTmas Miracle this CHRISTmas season with just one small act of kindness. It may not seem to you that you are doing that much, but to them it could be everything. Be a miracle this CHRISTmas season, won't you?