I'm such a lucky wife. I'm enjoying how fun it is to have different types of books easily at my disposal. I love that I have a Jen Hatmaker devo on there so whenever the mood strikes, I can read a quick pick me up. I also have a handful of books I've uploaded that are fun and were free. Here's the part where I get gushy: Aaron went ahead and uploaded a bunch of Jane Austen and Jane Austenish books (the distinction will be saved for another time) that I love! Home run for the gift giver on that one!
I've come to realize lately that of all the love languages, gift giving is the one that confuses me the most. I have a high expectation of gifts. I'm a stuff loather. Getting more stuff just stresses me out. As I write this, on the corner of my desk is a gift that was in my stocking that is a great concept. It's a dry erase 7 day calendar to help you organize. Looks great, but I already have systems in place so what do I do with this lovely item? Not really sure but it needs a new home because it's stressing me out currently.
Back to the topic at hand. For a gift to really hit a home run for me, it should say "I get you. You will love this."
April, my fantastic SIL, is great at this. I remember when we married, her gift to me was a set of self address labels for me with my new married name and address. I felt so accepted into her family with that gift. The memory of that still warms my heart.
My friend, Nea, is also an all-star gift giver. I mentioned to her back in September that my car had been broken into (yuck) and not much had been stolen, but among the items was an empty bag that I really liked. Last Friday, months later, she gave me a gift of the same kind of bag in a fabric I loved. More than the bag, I was touched by her thoughtfulness.
In the picture above, you see the rare example that I do like to shop for myself. I got myself a new purse--not a diaper bag--that is big enough to hold my new Kindle. I wanted to celebrate my "me time" with a bag just for me. How refreshing!
I also wanted to have a way to carry my new Kindle in my new purse without destroying it, so I used a wonderfully thoughtful Christmas Amazon gift card to purchase it as well as the piano book.
I teach 1st-3rd grade choir and love teaching the kids about worship. These songs in this book are ones that help me worship in a way that makes me feel like I'm at the feet of the Lord, pouring out my heart to Him. Tomorrow I plan to teach them Chris Tomlin's "Amazing Grace/ My Chains Are Gone" and I'm so excited to teach the beautiful concept of freedom to these kids.
It's tricky for me to find an outlet for my passions sometimes. How funny that I'm super excited about the lovely fabric of my new Kindle cover and the greatness of the songs in that book? Very cool.
