singing, singing all the way

Dear Giver,

Give said the little stream
Give, oh give
Give, oh give
Give said the little stream
As it hurried down the hill
I'm small I know but wherever I go
The grass grows greener still

 

Singing, singing all the day
Give away, oh give away
Singing, singing all the day
Give, oh give away

 

This is my sons favorite song, I sing it every night to my sweet little guy. I love the lyrics, and how simple they are. I love to give! Giving gifts, giving time, giving talents, giving of myself.

For Halloween I like to have my kids make treats for their classmates. Miss June is in preschool, and Miss Cheryl is in first grade, so it is still really fun to get them involved in gift giving. But I hope that the older get they will want give still.

 

 

 

I love this time of year, that we get to remind ourselves that giving to others is so important. Our Family quote this year is:

 

 

 

 

Giving a gift is a tricky kind of thing. And this is why I say tricky, we can give something to someone and want to know what they are going to do with it and even go as far as telling them what they should do with it. That way is tricky, people will get feelings hurt and may cause problems in a relationship. The way to give a gift that I recommend is to give the gift and be happy that you gave. Give that gift with the feeling that it is for them to decide what they do with it, since it is essentially there's now anyway. Giving is the only way that we can feel happy. And isn't that what we really want here on earth is to be happy?

 

Sincerely, Erin