Well my Christmas blessings are starting early this year, but not quite the way I expected.
My H just stepped up and showed me yet again one of the major reasons I love him so much...he has a HUGE heart!!!!
This morning an e-mail was forwarded to me at work, from a lady who found out that we are collecting toys for Toys 4 Tots, she found herself in a very tough spot this year as a single mom and has NO money to buy any gifts for her kids this year (a 4 & 7 yrd old), so she was simply wanting to find out who to contact over the Toys 4 Tots program in order to see if they qualified.....unfortunatley they don't qualify for most programs as they aren't on Welfare. She manages to just barely pay the bills, buy groceries, gas and pay for her books & tuition for school from her salary. I felt so for this woman, she asked for no money, she asked for nothing for herself....just a few things for her kids.
As soon as I received this e-mail, I knew there was a reason it came to me. My first thought was to pick up the phone and call my H. I thought well if nothing else he'd be willing to donate some money for my collection here at work for her. Nope, he didn't even let me get the whole story out before he said. Get a list from her, we're going shopping this weekend!!! Not a moments hesitation, not a 2nd thought....he wanted to help her out as much as I did....he is even willing to pay for it all. Yes, this is coming from the man who stresses about money....but when it comes to something like this, if we have the money....he won't hesitate to help. If we don't have it.....he'll find a way to raise it.
So, between he and I six hours later we have raised $800 in money for her and have arranged to have fixings for Christmas dinner delivered as well. My husband and I will take the money and buy whatever is on the lists those kids sent off to Santa.....whatever is left I will put on a Walmart gift card for her, so she can use it anyway she needs to.
I firmly believe there was a reason that e-mail came to me, and I'm sooooo very truly thankful that it did. It came as such a wonderful reminder that my H has a beautiful heart.
