I mean just look at that dude! Suave, Handsome, already showing great promise! Too bad it would be all downhill from there!
Yes, that’s me – age 6. One of the best Christmases ever as far as gifts go. Evil Knievel ruled the world when I was 6, or so I thought. That railroad – the train ran by itself and didn’t need batteries. The Bowling Pin game was a must have because my older cousin Bub had one. And that orange and white record player – man the bass that thing pumped out. Ok, just kidding with that but I was singing along like a champ with my collection of 45’s.
Here’s a little secret and don’t judge. Through the magic of Ebay and thanks to people who obviously hold on to inane toys way too long, I have been able to re-purchase all the items in that photo. They are tucked neatly away till I am old and gray and my son finds himself purging my junk and sells them on Ebay again!
It’s the Christmas season so I thought I would try and keep this one on the lighter side. What’s your best gift ever? What’s been your favorite Christmas present? Comment on the blog or on Facebook if you accessed the post that way.
It’s interesting to think about the best gift(s) and that it’s so very different for each of us. Maybe it wasn’t the gift but the memory surrouding it or the person who gave it. We tried a new Tradition at our house where at least 1 gift had to be something homemade. Haven’t done a good job at keeping that up but sometimes the commercial atmosphere and ease of Amazon make it easy to fill up under the tree yet still be empty. For my retired Dad I have been making and canning soups and stews and baking homemade bread for gifts. He likes having those things to eat on a cold winter evening.
Of course the analogy for me is obviously clear. Isaiah 9:6 – “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given . . .” The reason we celebrate at Christmas is because it truly was and is the Best Gift. His birth, death and resurrection provides the way – the promise of eternal life. Nothing in a brown box from Amazon tops that!
Oh and that part about me buying all those old toys on Ebay – Yep, that’s exactly what God did for us. The Creator of the Universe who holds every right to us and all that we are, He gave his son to pay our debt – Re-Purchased us at a premium- so that we might have hope.
Enjoy this Christmas season. Savor each gift big or small. Maybe this season you will get the “one” that you will remember. Better yet – maybe you will GIVE the “one” that someone else remembers.
Above all remember the one gift we have all been given – truly the Best Gift Of All!
Regular Guy Russ 
Love this post! I have two favorite gifts, first was a bike at age 8-that’s when I finally learned to ride and I rode it everywhere around our yard since we didn’t live in a neighborhood. Second was Matchbox cars which my sister and I would always get in our stocking. We were tomboys a bit due to having two boy cousins we were close to. We LOVED our cars. We’d open our stockings while waiting for Mom and Dad to emerge from their room with coffee and we’d be so content just to play with the cars. In the summer we’d make a huge road system in our backyard and literally play for hours. We’d start each day putting all the cars in a row and taking turns choosing the cars that would be ours that day. So many memories wrapped up in those simple Matchbox cars. I wish I still had them frankly!
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