Well, here we are into another Christmas week, and I hope It will be a really great one for you! I have the pleasure this week of spending some time with my Precious children and grandchildren, which for me is one of life's greatest blessings. I hope this will also be a wonderful time for you.

It's really all about LOVE, which is illustrated in Kevin Schull's story about an experience he had several years ago. Kevin told about how he was walking around a store when he saw a cashier hand a little boy his money back and say, "I'm sorry, son, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll." The little boy then turned to his grandmother and said: "Granny, are you sure I don't have enough money?" She told him sadly that he didn't, and then, to hide her tears, she walked away for a few minutes.

Kevin walked over to the boy, who was still holding on to the doll, and asked him who he wanted to give the doll to. "It's the doll my sister loved most and wanted it for Christmas. She was so sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her." Kevin replied that maybe Santa would bring it to her after all, but the little boy said softly, "No, Santa can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she gets there. My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God soon too, so I thought she could take the doll to my sister."

He then displayed a nice photo of him when he was laughing, and he said, "I want Mommy to take this picture with her. I love my mommy, and I don't want her to leave us, but Daddy says she has to go to be with my little sister." Kevin then reached for his wallet, and said to the boy, "Why don't we check again, just in case you do have enough money?"

He then added some to what the boy had without him seeing, they counted it again, and there was enough for the doll and even some left over. The little boy said, "Thank you, God, for giving me enough money!" He then looked at Kevin and said, "I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, and He heard me!" He continued, "I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, and He has given me enough to buy the doll AND a white rose. My mommy always loved white roses."

Kevin then went on to finish his shopping, but he couldn't get the little boy out of his mind. Then he remembered a local newspaper article two days ago which told about a young lady and a little girl being involved in an automobile accident. The little girl had died right away, and the mother was left in critical condition. Two days after this, Kevin read in the newspaper that the young lady had passed away. He immediately went out and bought a bunch of white roses, and went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was being viewed by friends and loved ones. She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand, with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.

Kevin then said, "I left this place with tears in my eyes, feeling that my life had been changed forever."

Have a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!!