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A Real Birthday Present For Jesus- Gift Idea. We make a BIG deal out of Christmas being Jesus’ birthday around here. We bake a birthday cake, we sing happy birthday- it’s pretty much the first thing (even my littlest kids) will tell you about Christmas. So where was Jesus’ present? My oldest wanted to know. I wanted to have a concrete present to get for Jesus, but I couldn’t put my finger on what it could be. Then, I read this: “And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'” Matthew 2. Wow. It felt so obvious. Get something for the least of our brothers for Jesus for Christmas. I had seen some “blessing bags” on various blogs, and I knew it was the right fit! The basic idea behind a blessing bag is that you fill a freezer bag with items that would be useful to homeless people in your area, and give them out whenever you have the opportunity. This is kind of nice because you know if your area is hot or cold, rainy or dry, what season it is that you’re passing these out during, etc. You still don’t know exactly who they’re going to, but you can make some good, educated guesses as to what might be handy. Then we filled a big box with blessing bags, wrapped it up, placed a tag on it for Jesus, and put it under the tree. After Christmas dinner, we sang Happy Birthday to Jesus, ate the Happy Birthday Jesus cake, and then let the kids open the big present to Jesus full of blessing bags! Then we invited everyone to take some of the blessing bags with them to give out. My mom, dad, and nana all told me how much they liked having the blessing bags to pass out, and asked me if we’re making them again this year. My kids loved having the opportunity to pass them out as well. They were a hit! I would suggest making your bags in increments of 1. 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For instance, we got a 1. This year we will make 2. I want them to last the year. Once I got used to handing out blessing bags, I felt like amoeba on fleas on rats when I saw someone with a sign and didn’t have any left. Here are some things you can put in a blessing bag: Hotel soap, shampoo, etctoothbrushtoothpastefingernail clippershand sanitizersockscheese crackersapple sauce and plastic spoonhard candiesmatchesa holy card or notebrush or comb. Mc. Donald’s gift cardshand warmersgloveswinter hat or baseball cap (you know your region/season)sunblockchapstickjuice boxesbeef jerkyrazor. I was reading about blessing bags online this year, and I came across a post that was written by a formerly homeless person. The post I found was very rude, but it made some good points about what homeless people have access to. They said that any homeless person has access to soap in public bathrooms, and anyone who wants a toothbrush already has one, etc. It also made the point that homeless people don’t have anywhere to store things. So I decided to concentrate our bags on consumable food items instead this year. How To Pack Blessing Bags: Start by laying out your bags across your table or floor. Let the children take the items and place one on each bag. When they have everything split up evenly, fill the bags, and zip them shut. Last year, our blessing bags cost about $1. I’m concentrating on consumable food items. You could certainly fill sandwich baggies with just a snack. This is not Operation shoe box- there are no rules. Just one person handing a gift to another. No one is going to tell you not to pack liquids or flammables (although I will tell you for the sake of your car not to pack things that will melt.) If you don’t have time to make blessing bags, you could just purchase a stack of Mc. Donald’s gift cards to give out instead. I keep these in a compartment in my van, but I always keep one under the driver’s seat. That way, I can grab it really fast at stop lights to hand out the window. So far, I only give them to people that are holding signs asking for help. These have been very well received, and a great hands- on way to get my kids involved with giving during the year.
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