{"id":651,"date":"2014-12-17T19:38:26","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T19:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazy4fiction.com\/?p=651"},"modified":"2014-12-17T19:38:26","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T19:38:26","slug":"25-days-of-crazy4fiction-christmas-cheer-week-3-holiday-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/25-days-of-crazy4fiction-christmas-cheer-week-3-holiday-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Days of Crazy4Fiction Christmas Cheer, Week 3: Holiday Gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, Crazy4Fiction readers! I\u2019m Stephanie, a senior acquisitions editor here at Tyndale, and today I was asked to share about my favorite Christmas gift. Except\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0. I\u2019m going to break the rules a little and talk about my most <em>memorable<\/em> <em>experience<\/em> that has to do with gifts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-641\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/12\/Crazy4Fiction-25-Days-of-Christmas.png\" alt=\"Crazy4Fiction 25 Days of Christmas\" width=\"500\" height=\"507\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You see, if I\u2019m being honest, I can way too easily get caught up in the commercial craziness\u2014endlessly looking for the best deals so that I can give more with less, checking items off my list yet adding more the more I shop. Not to mention making my lists so that my parents know what to buy.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all a bit ridiculous when I step back and think about it.<\/p>\n<p>Worse yet, I like to get the shopping done early so that I have exactly the right presents wrapped under the tree weeks in advance. My husband? Not so much. He\u2019s a much more thoughtful gift-giver than me, but his busy December schedule rarely allows him to shop in advance.<\/p>\n<p>One year, determined to avoid stressful, last-minute shopping, I did everything myself. I asked for lists, bought all the presents, and wrapped them all. Everything was perfect. But he had no connection to any of the gifts we gave, and it turned out to be a sad Christmas for him\u2014the opposite of the effect I had intended!<\/p>\n<p>In all my planning and prepping, I had lost sight of an important truth: in this case, it really is the thought that counts. Some of the best gifts I\u2019ve received weren\u2019t on my list (\u201cWow, you got me this perfume I asked for!\u201d) but were special because they showed that the giver <em>knew me<\/em> and <em>invested their<\/em> <em>time<\/em> in picking out something they thought I would love.<\/p>\n<p>Isn\u2019t that the whole point of Christmas anyway? To celebrate the fact that our Father in heaven <em>knows<\/em> us and loves us so intensely that he sent the one gift he knew we would really need\u2014his only beloved Son.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping that in perspective should make my Christmas season a whole lot less stressful!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Miss Kay gives us a sneak peek of real\u00a0Robertson family Christmas traditions in her novella\u00a0<em>A Robertson Family Christmas.\u00a0<\/em>Below enjoy a\u00a0peek into some of their favorite holiday gifts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/A-Robertson-Family-Christmas\/9781414398204#.VJHbzCvF8_Q\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-629\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/12\/RobertsonFamilyChristmas_3DSMALL.png\" alt=\"RobertsonFamilyChristmas_3DSMALL\" width=\"300\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Miss Kay&#8211;Diamond ring Phil got me got Christmas of 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Willie\u2014my drum set<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Korie- karaoke machine when I was 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Luke- $200 in gift cards for food and gas from Mamaw Kay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sadie- Max (our dog)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>~*~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Your turn! What is the most disastrous gift-giving experience you\u2019ve had? Or what\u2019s the most thoughtful gift you\u2019ve received?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/A-Robertson-Family-Christmas\/9781414398204#.VJHbzCvF8_Q\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-648\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/12\/Robertson-Banner-Buy-the-Novel.jpg\" alt=\"Robertson Banner Buy the Novel\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, Crazy4Fiction readers! I\u2019m Stephanie, a senior acquisitions editor here at Tyndale, and today I was asked to share about my favorite Christmas gift. Except\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0. 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