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28. Joy in Giving - Thursday Evening · Family Prayer Podcast

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  Good evening, Grace Harbor - it’s Dan!
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  How’d your Thursday go?
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  My day was pretty crazy.
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  Between it being the last day of school and the day our church hosts
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  the Christmas Market, there was a lot of excitement in the air.
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  And a few snow flakes as well!
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  The Christmas Market was a great success.
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  I saw lots of smiles, lots of hot chocolate,
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  and lots of amazing handmade gifts getting wrapped up for Christmas.
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  That included a couple things I picked up.
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  I have been debating all day if I should share what I got
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  because I’m sure some of you are curious.
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  But they’re also gifts that I’ll be giving people next week.
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  Hmmm… this is a tough call.
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  Ok, you know what?
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  If you promise to help me keep it a surprise, I’ll tell you.
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  The first thing I got was a poem from Ms.
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  Carolyn.
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  She’s a poet who lives here in town, and she’s known for using an old typewriter.
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  A special thing she can do is make up a poem
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  on the spot about whatever topic you want.
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  My daughter really wants to be a dentist, so I had her write a poem about teeth!
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  Then, I went over to Mr. Rutherford’s table.
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  He carves things out of wood - including toys!
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  My son is a really into trucks right now,
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  and there was the most adorable hand-carved wooden firetruck.
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  Lastly, I wanted to find something for my wife.
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  Well, this year, my daughter’s teacher went down to the harbor
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  and picked up some cool rocks
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  and had each of the students paint one for the Market.
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  I was able to get our daughter’s
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  rock, which she had painted with a cool space theme.
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  I think my wife’s going to love it,
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  and my daughter will be surprised - if you don’t tell her, that is!
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  Ugh, it can be so hard to keep something a surprise, can’t it?!
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  As soon as the Market wrapped up, I immediately wanted
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  to give everyone their gifts because I’m so excited about them.
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  That’s one of the funny things about growing up - at least for me.
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  When I was a kid, I loved getting presents.
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  And, don’t get me wrong, I still really appreciate it when people think of me.
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  But, especially now that I’m a dad,
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  I get so much more excited by giving gifts.
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  Have you ever felt that way?
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  We said
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  Wednesday morning that one of the best things about joy
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  is that when you share it with others, they get more, and you never have less!
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  What are some of the ways your family shares joy with each other?
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  Do you all have a favorite meal you eat regularly,
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  like taco night or ice cream on Friday nights in the summer?
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  Do you have a fun activity that you do together like swimming or doing a puzzle?
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  Take a few moments to name the ways you multiply joy in your family.
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  If you need more time, you can pause the podcast, and I’ll
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  be right here when you get back.
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  Ok, like I said, it’s been a busy day.
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  Fun! But busy, for sure.
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  Let’s pray together, and then I think I’m heading to bed too.
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  If you want to, you can close your eyes and fold your hands.
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  Dear God,
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  we thank you for the joy that comes from both giving and receiving.
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  Fill our hearts with joy so we have plenty to share with others.
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  Give us a good night’s sleep tonight so that we can wake up tomorrow
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  rested and refreshed and ready to end the week well.
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  Amen.
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  Good night, Grace Harbor.
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  I’ll talk to you in the morning.