This past Christmas I decided to start a new tradition in our house and do an anonymous Secret Santa. I chose a single woman at my office and a family that lives across the street from us. I have seen this family out in the yard and smiled and waved but have never actually met them. The family consists of two little kids, a boy and a girl, the parents and the Grandma. They are immigrants from Africa and the Grandma would walk past our house dressed in beautiful Tribal dresses and matching head wraps. She always looks so regal and kind. I thought they would be a great family to "treat" over the Holidays.
Every week leading up to Christmas I left a little gift on their doorstep or in their mailbox. Chocolates, cookies, candles. Each gift had a little tag attached, "From your Secret Santa". I got such a kick out of imagining what they were thinking and the nice feeling that would accompany a secret Christmas friend.
That is until I found out that the family are Jehovah's Witnesses. And don't celebrate Christmas. And probably think I'm the devil.
Bah-humbug.
4 comments:
Bless your heart. I couldn't help but giggle as I read this. Yep, them Jdubs probably burned your gifts, but your heart was in the right place. I'm surprised you didn't at least recieve the newest Watchtower or book on why Christmas is for pagans:) Maybe you will have to stalk your secret santa prospects next year, just to be sure:)
LOL!!!
You should send your story to Readers Digest as one of those little funny tidbit things (can't remember what they're called now). You'd probably get 200 bucks for it, and give high school valedictorians across Canada a good laugh.
No matter what a person's beliefs are or what faith they choose to follow, every person in the world loves to recieve a little gift from someone letting them know they are in the thoughts of another. Good on you!
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