Re-gifting Can Be Great

--by HayKay, posted Sep 21, 2013

Every year the company my husband works for gives us a twenty dollar gift card to a local grocery store for the holidays. Every year we use this card to buy a portion of our holiday meal.

A couple years back I was managing a department for Home Depot where I had a man named Thom working part-time. He would drive fifty miles to work for us and he also had a full time job.

Thom was fun to watch in action as he would walk the customer though everything they needed for their project, and then take them to the cashier.

On one occasion were discussing Christmas and what we do for our main meal. Thom said that he worked two jobs because of medical debt and money was tight for his family. There would be very little extra cash available for Christmas. He said that throughout the year they focused on saving a few dollars here and there to make sure the children got their gifts. That was their focus, not really the meal.

I was so moved by Thom's disclosure. When I went home I told my husband about it and asked if he would be okay with re-gifting the company gift card to Thom. He thought that would be a nice thing to do!

Thom was so thankful for that card, and I was glad to know his family had a bit more that year!

Thom still works two jobs and will call me on occasion to say hello!

So, my feelings on re-gifting is this - if God has provided enough and your heart is moved to give, just do it! It's okay!

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Posted by HayKay
Sep 21, 2013
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Readers Comments

David Woon wrote: So nice of you & your hubby! I'm sure the lord will bless you most abundantly! Do continue to be angels to those in need:)

jsmc10 wrote: How lovely, thanks for being there for them. Thanks, also, for sharing :)

princessliz wrote: Hey HayKay :)
What you did was so thoughtful. I know you brought them lots of smiles by your kind act of providing food. You're an angel!

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: Gifts that spread so much kindness are lovely, regardless of how many times they go around. Nice going! :)

denisemj wrote: How Wonderful to be so Blessed that you can give away a gift. So glad you made that families life a lot brighter. Thanks for caring & Sharing :)

deactivated wrote: I'am here ,wishing u a shining time: filled with all kinds of lovely things.And yes, if god has given enough,our heart is moved to give.Thanks for sharing and spreading smiles.

FairyBubbles wrote: That was a lovely thing to do HayKay. It will have made Thom's and his family's day so much better.

cabbage wrote: Absolutely agree---we are blessed to be able to "re-gift" and the recipient will enjoy the gift very much.

cinnamonhead wrote: nothing wrong with re-gifting especially when you know someone needs it more than you do, thanks for sharing.

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