Love Sack

That's 'Love Sack', not to be confused with 'Love Shack'.

Earlier today, I was reading the children a Christmas story called 'Ichod, The Christmas Troll.' It is about a troll who hates Christmas, mostly because no one ever includes him in the gift-giving and festivities. So he goes about, trying to ruin Christmas, until one of Santa's elves gives him a present, and a remarkable change occurs. Ichod's icey heart melts and he begins to share in the joy of Christmas. At the end of the story, my daughter summed it up with "Someone just needed to fill his love sack. When your love sack is empty, you have no love to give."

Do you have a neighbor who is a bit Scrooge-y? A coworker who is a tint of Grinch-y green? Maybe he or she has an empty love sack, and needs someone to fill it! A plate of cookies, an invitation, a small ornament... these are all ways to show a person that he or she is not forgotten or overlooked during is lovely, but sometimes lonely, holiday season. Get creative, and get your children involved! Kids have love sacks that overflow! Do some old-fashioned caroling. Rake a neighbor's leaves. Give a nice tip to a bad waiter. Hug the relative that you can't stand. You never know whose heart you may melt and whose love sack you may fill up!