Gift Giving in a Big Family – MBFLP 273

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November 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment

This week we’re talking about gift giving – it’s Biblical, you know!  But how do you manage it without being immersed in the commercialism of a secular holiday, while glorifying God and having fun together? We’ve found that being more intentional and deliberate in choosing gifts and even in how we open them together, and encouraging our children to think of people rather than stuff at Christmas, has great benefits!

Biblical Passages We Mentioned

The wise men who brought gifts to Jesus – Matthew 2:1-11

The people feasted and shared with each other over joy in God’s word – Nehemiah 8:9-10 – And Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the LORD your God … Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

How Our Family Christmas List is Structured

We described how our family keeps up with everyone’s “wish list” – not just at Christmas, but all year long! Here’s the basic framework – each person’s section of the family list is divided into price brackets, and it’s the responsibility of each person to keep their list up to date. And when the shopping happens, gift-givers quietly delete items so others don’t duplicate their gift!

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Updated: (be sure to make a note here when you make changes to your list!) 

  • $1-$5 Gifts: Your categories may differ, depending on the ages in your family and your personal budgets. We have to consider young children, teenagers, college students, and adults of all sorts.
  • $5-$15 Gifts: If you have specific items in mind, you might include links to places these might be found. Many in our families are avid readers, so we often have lists of books here – and links to Amazon.com or Thriftbooks.com to make it easy
  • $15-$30 Gifts:  Grown-up level
  • Big Gifts: Because you never know when someone might find a great deal, or several people collaborate
  • Crafts, Work, and Services: Busy people may appreciate help with a particular hard-to-schedule need. One of Hal’s hopes last year was for help replacing our garage door – and two of our adult sons came over and made a weekend project of it!

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Giving Good Gifts to Your Children – MBFLP 149

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November 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment

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Most of us remember the magical expectations of Christmas as children. It’s more thought-provoking when you’re the parents selecting those gifts for your children, nephews, nieces, and all. This episode, we talk about gifts that aren’t heavily advertised, licensed-character products that will fade in interest not long after the wrapping paper goes out. Listen in for some of our favorite presents we’ve given our kids – and we’ve given each other – when money was tight and we wanted to do something special, not something expensive.

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Gift Giving That Won’t Break the Bank

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December 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Let’s Talk About Holiday Planning: Gifts that Won’t Break the Bank

with your host Felice Gerwitz & Meredith Curtis

GiftsThatWillNotBreakTheBankWith a large immediate family and huge, beyond huge extended family buying for the holidays can easily cause extreme debt! What to do? Join Felice and Meredith as they share some of their best ever gift ideas that are easy on the budget, won’t break the bank and are well received year after year.

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Show Notes:

The show includes many additional tips – so listen in! Here is the outline of Meredith & Felice’s gift-giving ideas.

Meredith’s List Includes:

  • Christmas napkins or pillowcases (you make yourself)
  •  Movie Night in a popcorn bucket
  •  Books

Felice’s List Includes:

  • Gift Cards – with Promises
  • Date Night – Special Day Trips
  • Baked Goods or Homemade Goods

Great Gift Ideas! 

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MBFLP – Choosing Meaningful Gifts for the Family

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November 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment

MBFLP - Meaningful Gifts for Your FamilyWe like the whole giving-and-receiving tradition of Christmas because it celebrates God’s greatest gift – His Son, bringing His grace — and face it, it’s just fun! But sometimes we get discouraged at not just the commercialization of the holiday, but how thoughtless and mechanical that gift buying can become. This episode we’ll talk about how you make this tradition more meaningful for the giver and the receiver alike.

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