The Ultimate Gift

room a ghost. Is giving always a form a losing? But what of these things that give and go on giving? As it leaves your hand, it is already there again to be given once more. It is a gift. This is what my children have taught me. A mother’s love, being imperfect, and intentions, always impure, can never give the gift as well as they ought. I desired freedom for my children, the freedom not to choose anything, but to be able to choose the right thing. Looking back I can see their faces. Willing…

Blue nightgown? Check. Stuffed St. Bernard? Check. Window open? Check. Now all that is left is the letter. “Dear Mom and Dad, tomorrow is my tenth birthday (as you probably know) and I don’t want you to be worried when I am not here in the morning. I have gone to Neverland with Peter Pan. I am pretty sure I will be gone a week. Please postpone my party. Love, Clara”. Even though the letter ended up being unnecessary the next morning, the ritual of a letter before every birthday stuck after…

Gifts can come in many different forms and have many different effects. It is not only a physical gift that can be given, but a gift of friendship, acceptance, or other things of this nature can be shared and have a greater impact than physical items. A gift can contradict the receiver’s original perspective of one’s character or personality for better or for worse, and this contradiction can spawn a new view of the gift-giver. Gifts given in Harper Lee 's To Kill a Mockingbird have properties…

A gift can have different and multiple meanings based on your relationships, the setting, and that person’s status. You can receive gifts a many different times in your life: birthdays, holidays, graduations, or any other major event in your life. The gifts can come from your family, friends, or acquaintances. The gift can signify the status of a person. A person to demonstrate their high social status might donate money to TCU to construct a building with their name on it. This would indicate…

Gifts Given Throughout the book No Promises In the Wind, there were many gifts that were given to characters. The gifts given meant a lot to each character that was given a gift. All the gifts affected each character in a different way. In the beginning of the book Josh, Joey, and Howie decided to leave their homes, and find their own food. They also are trying to find the materials they need to stay alive. Trying to find money, they realize that they have the gift of being able to…

conflict. This is particularly true for Sofia and Celie from The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Their friendship is put to the test when Celie advocates for Sofia to be beaten by her husband. When she and her husband fought, they accidentally wrecked a gift from Celie to Sofia: curtains. After reconciling, Celie and Sofia repurpose the curtains into a quilt. The torn curtains represent Celie’s and Sofia’s broken relationship, and as they are transformed into a quilt, their relationship mends and…

According to Greek legend, Prometheus bestowed upon mankind the igniter of a cultural spark: fire. Without the gift of fire, men would have been left in the dark in innumerous ways. Fire illuminated the path towards the creation of the thriving cultures that we know today. Plus, Prometheus didn’t just give mankind fire. He also gifted them with the knowledge of different trades: brick making, woodworking, astrology, science and math, language, domestication of animals, navigation of the sea,…

“The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic His giving, by grace, through faith, and this is not ourselves.” This quote is from Saint Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas had a generous and loving heart and followed Jesus’s way to the best of his abilities. He always gave to the needy, helpless, poor, and sick throughout his life, even if it meant becoming one of those things as well. This saint will always be in everyone’s hearts no matter how bad or…

There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.” Meaning, that there is not one gift that fits all the gifts that a person is given. In these verses, God shows that He loves variety. For example, there is not a single set of fingerprints that is the exact same. God does not duplicate us. However, He does say that we are wonderfully different…

occasions because there is gifts & gift giving is one of my favorite things! When I was little, my mom taught me the importance of trying to find the perfect gift. She always made everything so special growing up & still does to this day. We had heart shaped treats for birthdays, handmade cards & homemade gifts. This was the standard for her even before Pinterest! Amazing right? Mom once taught me how to sew a decorative pillow by hand for my dad. I was so excited to give this gift to my dad…