Priceless Gifts

This time of year is all about gifts... we scour the stores and try to find the perfect gift for each person on our list.  We go well over budget and up at the end of Christmas day end up with more "stuff" then we really needed.  But isn't this what Christmas is all about??  Shouldn't gifts make us happy???  The problem is that the things we buy in a store aren't really the important gifts in life.  The older I get, the more I've come to appreciate this.  This when you are younger, you think you need all the "things" that the stores sell.. as you get older you realize that the "stuff" wears out, falls apart, goes out of style and ends up in a landfill somewhere.  God  has given us gifts that everyone can have... and no one can buy.  The best gift at this time of year is the gift of family.  Family isn't always the ones that you are born into..family is the people who are in your life and support you no matter what.  Family can be by marriage, default or just because.  Christmas wouldn't really be Christmas without family.  It's what the day is all about.  Maryy and Joseph became a family the moment Jesus was born.  So instead of focusing of what is the packages under the tree this year.. try focusing on the greatest gift God has given you for this season..the gift of loved ones that we call family.