A Christmas jar is being delivered today to a family of four in Cape Coral, FL. The Ft. Myers/Cape Coral area is second in the country behindLas Vegas in home foreclosures and, in the spirit of Christmas, the First Grinch National Bank auctioned off this family's home yesterday. The father lost his remodeling business this year. The mother is going to school to become a court reporter, and they are both working at whatever jobs they can find in the meantime. They have two young daughters, the oldest a high school senior who probably won't be able to go to college next year. Their aunt asked the girls one day what they had for dinner, and she was told "rice". "Good. What else?" "That was it. Just rice."
We decided a Christmas Jar was a good way to help them. We asked our children if they would object to us giving whatever we normally spend on presents for them and our grandchildren to this family in Florida. Our family is fortunate to be in good health, physically, spiritually and financially and can well afford to do without their WalMart gift cards this year. Everyone agreed that this was a good idea and was happy to help.
So we combined our jar with my wife's' sister's jar, and an elderly Santa-like person will be dropping the jar and the book off today. Unfortunately we can't save their home, but at least they will know that someone cares about them. And isn't "caring" what the spirit of Christmas and the spirit of the Christmas Jar is all about?
Merry Christmas to all.
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