Trinket Gifts

I like to make sure the girls remember their teachers at Christmas with a little something. Well between the three girls there are a total of 15 teachers counting Sunday School and regular school!

We got really crunched for time so I made 15 pouches from cardstock cut in half. Then we wrote Merry Christmas on them and the girls decorated them with glitter. We added tinsel pipe cleaner to make a handle. The girls each made glittered leaves with berries and a bell and attached it to the handle. Then we filled each of them up with chocolate, candy canes, and a Scripture Tag. They actually turned out pretty cute and look like goodie-filled purses. The girls are so proud.



I also wanted to do some little something for the leaders in my Sunday School class so I glittered some red paper cups and added a Christmas ribbon handle. I picked up some little Jesus stockings that included a candy cane and a bookmark with the story of the candy cane representing Jesus. I added some more candy to the stockings and put it inside the cup along with a little snowman ornament that says Jesus is the Reason for the Season.




Then I wrapped them in cellophane and added a pretty bow.

What inexpensive little gift ideas did you come up with for those you want to remember with a trinket gift?

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind ~ Luke 10:27

I'm Gifted!

Greg at Greg's General Store, recently had a give-away where he ended up deciding to gift out consolation prizes to the losers so now we're winners! Unfortunately he told us not to show pictures lest we spoil someone elses surprise so I can't share with you what he sent but it is delightful!! Thank you Greg!

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In addition, my sweet friend Lea at the Potting Shed surprised me with a little package that arrived in the mail on Monday. Lea makes the cutest cards and just look at that little snowman ornament. Isn't he cute! Hmmm, I wonder how that bag of m&m's got opened....

.... Lea must have snuck a handful before she mailed them. Yea, that's it.

Thank you Lea!

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind ~ Luke 10:27

In the Beginning ...

Where better to start than in the beginning? After all, that is where God started, and since He is "The" Author, I should probably follow His lead.

I decided to name my blog Rich Gifts for a few reasons. I thought I would share some of the gifts that God has given me in family, friends, lessons, thoughts, activities, talents, and stuff. Maybe you will find something to add a smile to your day or a thought to ponder or pray about.

My name, Edie, means Rich Gift. I am struck by the very personal attention God gives by choosing, knowing, and even speaking a person's name. The Bible says "He calls his own sheep by name ..." (John 10:3). What a privilege to have the King of Kings call you by name. Not only that, but He also considers His people to be His treasured possession! Wow, it amazes me to think that my LORD actually sees me as a treasure... His treasure.

In my Sunday School class we are studying the principles of the passage "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew 6:19-21). Our time on earth is so short compared to the life of eternity that we have been offered. I want to give and receive the richest of gifts.