2020 is not a normal year. Understatement. But it has served to highlight problems that have existed for a very long time in America. We are the richest nation on Earth. And we have hungry people. Lots of hungry people. That makes no sense. This year moreso than ever.
Christmas is a time for celebration, for family, and for gift giving.
This year, we think we will do something a little different.
For background, my mom, my children's grandmother, has always been very generous with regards to Christmas. She gives us money every year with which to buy gifts for ourselves and the children (since she can't get out to do the shopping herself). We have always been very grateful for what she has given us. It's not an insignificant gift in total.
At dinner tonight, we told the kids what we would like to do. We explained how their grandmother has given us money for their gifts. We proposed that we would prefer to take Grandmom's money, and a bunch of our own, and find an assortment of good local causes to donate to. This would of course mean less gifts for them...
They loved the idea, and in the intervening few hours, have provided a number of options for us to consider. So this is what we will do... Support local food banks. Local shelters. Local causes that support the greater good.
I couldn't be more proud that we basically said "we want to take money for your gifts and give it to total strangers in need", and the kids' immediate response was "YYYEESSSSS!!!!!...How much can we give?"
Maybe we have raised these kids right...
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