tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post1681918966353645957..comments2024-02-09T08:14:51.016-05:00Comments on ON THE VERGE: Three WishesJody Casellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-19936785163406450132017-11-30T12:42:44.454-05:002017-11-30T12:42:44.454-05:00Never underestimate the effect one gesture can do....Never underestimate the effect one gesture can do. This child may someday remember the day a perfect stranger gave her a gift. It may be the beacon of hope in a dark hour.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682684614485187955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-18512877770068609852017-11-29T07:03:30.370-05:002017-11-29T07:03:30.370-05:00Merry Christmas to you too! I love your idea, Mary...Merry Christmas to you too! I love your idea, Mary. Working on a note for this child now. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-64720628235246590462017-11-29T07:02:38.910-05:002017-11-29T07:02:38.910-05:00Thank you for sharing this story about your father...Thank you for sharing this story about your father. This is what I'm struggling with... Any gift of $40 isn't going to help this child, is it? Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-84446226341606790382017-11-29T07:01:09.897-05:002017-11-29T07:01:09.897-05:00These are good ideas, Shari. Thank you <3These are good ideas, Shari. Thank you <3Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-22584396681652464622017-11-29T07:00:48.838-05:002017-11-29T07:00:48.838-05:00Thank you, Kathy!Thank you, Kathy!Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-61284715696029309642017-11-29T04:35:42.973-05:002017-11-29T04:35:42.973-05:00Whatever you decide to do, I'm sure it will be...Whatever you decide to do, I'm sure it will be the right thing. And Merry Christmas!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18435531615386005805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-67403980636135478632017-11-29T04:33:59.590-05:002017-11-29T04:33:59.590-05:00Are you allowed to write a heartfelt, personal let...Are you allowed to write a heartfelt, personal letter, expressing a wish that her Christmas be safe for her and everyone she cares about, and your hope that a house will be in her future, and can you say that you made a personal donation to a homeless shelter, while thinking of her, but also give her a gift that might bring her joy? Or do they discourage personal contact--are you supposed to be Santa? Can you write the letter as if it were from him?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18435531615386005805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-58942669457180487912017-11-28T14:27:01.670-05:002017-11-28T14:27:01.670-05:00For years before he died, my dad used to "pla...For years before he died, my dad used to "play Santa" at any charity or church or school that would have him. He owned his own suit. The beard he grew from July on. The belly he came by naturally. Some of these requests would break his heart - a new dad, a safe home, nothing for me but something for my brother or friend or mom. He would love on them a little bit extra and then give them a toy and go home and wish for the Christmas they really wanted.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649012230893006878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-15959949169837845162017-11-28T12:44:57.311-05:002017-11-28T12:44:57.311-05:00Wow, what a great set of wishes. concrete, a donat...Wow, what a great set of wishes. concrete, a donation slip you've made to some charity that specifically feeds the homeless, and the website for Columbus/Central Ohio Habitat for Humanity plus a small tool for her? Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682684614485187955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-22009166904124403922017-11-28T09:57:56.433-05:002017-11-28T09:57:56.433-05:00Oh, my. now I am crying, too. What a big, big hear...Oh, my. now I am crying, too. What a big, big hear this child has as do you.Kathy Halseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600954824509054774noreply@blogger.com