Christmas cheer
 

I just had to tell you a story about my Christmas day. I work in a hospital and had to work Christmas day. Bummer. One of the hospital workers had an eight year old son who wanted to do something for the people who had to be in Christmas day. There is little and eight year old can do at the hospital so his mom told him to make cards for the people there. He made 18 and including a candycane with each. My last patient said his doc was going to try to get him out on Christmas day but his parents died when he was young....no brothers or sisters or other family so he never celebrated Christmas. I gave him the small homemade Christmas card at lunch. Had to adjust some things in his room and when I turned back to him he was crying. He told me it was the first Christmas card he had every received. It touched him and me. Brought home the feeling that Christmas is so much more then presents and a tree but is caring for all of our fellow man. I still sit here is amazement that a simple card of construction paper and crayons can made such a difference. It made my Christmas day.

Very nice touching story and a tear jerker also.

Thank you for the inspirational story. It is beautiful.

Ahh, so sweet. Great story, thank you for sharing :)

It makes my day today. You should be very proud of your little guy.

The true meaning of Christmas. Sounds like a good theme for a Hallmark ad.

This is what Christmas should be about, not what commercial America is trying to sell from Halloween on. Stinks to have to work, but you witnessed a small Christmas miracle that you'll never forget.

Great story, very heart warming.Wish things could be like this all year long!

What a wonderful story ! Thanks for sharing.

That is what it is all about.:)

Wonderful story and a lesson for all of us. It doesn't have to be the biggest and the most expensive, just given from the heart.

:) Such a nice story...thoughtful boy....thanks for sharing it!

Amen. This is, indeed, the blessing we should share each day. We never know what impact we have on others. Thank you for sharing this lovely story.

I hope that 8 yo was told how much his card meant to the recipient. Wonderful boy for thinking of others at such a young age.

what a great young man you have, you know that he was raised right.good going mom

Thanks for sharing, beautiful story.

so very sweet.

And a little child shall lead them.

Oh if the whole world would look through the eyes of a child. Thanks for the story.

We never know just how a tiny gesture like that will touch someone. Thanks for sharing.

Very heartwarming story. Thanks for sharing with us.

We would all do better if we remembered to give of ourselves instead of spending so much for Christmas. Great story.

Nice story and wonderful son! Nice to spread the happiness. :)

Christmas Cheer
 

What a nice story. I hope he got to meet this little guy that made his day. Makes me thing of Scrooge in Christmas Carol. Not that this man was mean or anything, just because he was always by himself.

Thank you for such a touching story. That is what the season is all about. Its not what we can get but what we can give.