Yes - the Backus family has found its OWN personal Secret Santa or maybe the real Santa Clause decided to use Amazon.com's free shipping last week. Either way - we received a package yesterday at the UPS store - we haven't used this mailbox in about a year or more - but someone didn't know that. Anyhow - to our great surprise - Nate received a really nice toy! I think we'll tape the box up and let him open it as he LOVES getting package. And this time - its a wonderful surprise to Craig and I as well!
There is NO name on who sent this wonderful present. And we even called Amazon to ask - wanting to thank someone personally and they said no - its anonymous -and they'd send an email to the sender to say we say thanks! Weird - but our own little Christmas magic this year.
Just cool - so if you read this Santa - thank you from the bottom of our hearts - your kindness reminds us about the special meaning of the season to give and be thankful - I want to just cry and hug you! As my coworker told me - maybe someone knows our struggles this year and wanted to put a smile on our faces - well guess what - YOU SURE DID!
Our sermon on Sunday was about Christmas miracles or the little miracles and journey's along the way - when something bad happens and turns good. Well not that we had anything "bad' happen - but this is a good. But I was reminded Sunday of Christmas 2002 - the big blizzard that hit upstate NY - we had been going there every other year for Christmas - rotating holidays every year between families - so 2002 was the NY trip. So Craig's mom lived in the valley (we lovingly call it Happy Valley) and his Aunt Sandy lives up on the mountain and his dad stayed there. We left to go visit him for a few hours - well it was snowing hard and decided we needed to leave early and go back to his mom's place in Happy Valley - there is a HUGE steep hill to go down - and it would not be easy travel. It wasn't that far at all - but just a big hill. So about a mile or two from aunt Sandy's - she lives in the middle of nothing - but its beautiful - the road was covered and we couldn't make out where it was or the corn fields it went through - needless to say - we found the corn field and got stuck. REALLY stuck - we were there for hours -
The blessing - a house up the way was home - they never are home on Christmas day - but were that year - they took us in - gave us Christmas dinner and a warm bed for the night! When we woke the next day - record snow fall - almost 4 feet of snow - and more in some places! What a miracle - strangers took us in! That year will be our miracle - just like our Secret Santa from 2011. 2002 was a nice miracle - with a sadness - I remember getting a message as the call never came through - but the message did hours later - my wonderful aunt Alma passed away that day too! So we had her angel watching out for us as well.
So to all - enjoy this season - give a little - even if its a smile, a few coins in the red kettle or a hug to someone this season - you will brighten their day like someone brightened ours!
Merry Christmas a few days early.
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