What is the best Christmas gift you have ever received and why?
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pastor || writer || speaker
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What is the best Christmas gift you have ever received and why?
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Matthew Erickson 
My son, born 12/26/83… his father said ” I couldn’t have asked for anything better, a son, a farm and a tractor all in one year!” I can still hear him say that every year on Jason’s birthday even after he’s been in heaven now for the last 11 years. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you, Kelly and the boys!
One year my daughter, who was not a fast typist, took the time to type a paper copy of a long story I had written onto the computer so I could have a computer copy. It took her weeks! (It was a long story!) I was really blessed by her sacrifice of time and effort
An engagement ring from Michael because we were (finally) moving into the next step as a couple. Best Christmas ever.
A baby girl two weeks before Christmas 18 years ago….
Of course, a Daisy BB Gun
I proposed to my wife on Christmas eve day. The best Christmas gift was her answer.
I’ll get back to you in 2 days
When I was younger, I can’t recall how old, my parents had very little money to spend on Christmas. So, cleverly, they got a big box for each kid and filled it with all of our favorite ‘foods’; our favorite cereal, candy bar, soda, fruit, snacks etc. We were so happy (mostly because we did not have to share any of it with each other). We had no idea at the time that times were tight. We just knew that we had the best parents EVER! It’s weird that of all the things I have received for Christmas over my lifetime, that Gift has had the most impact
It was a 3 speed english racer that I got for Christmas in first grade. We were living on the 4th floor of an apartment building in Berlin, Germany, and my parents let me ride it in the snow!
My mother-in-law asked me once what I wanted for Christmas, and I evadingly said, “Peace on Earth”. Well, she actually gave that to me! She had a small box with some dirt in it, with a small, heart-shaped slip of paper that read “Peace”. I laughed – long and hard!
I don’t know if it was the best present I ever got, but one of the most memorable!
A list from my husband of 25 reasons why he loves
me!