by Mama Mabel
My cousin/sister-I-never-had Nicole used her magical Kohl's discount shopping powers to send me a toaster oven. It has bells. It has whistles. It shoots confetti out of the top. Okay, it doesn't but it can fit a 12 inch pizza and bake muffins without burning them. It arrived yesterday and I literally did a happy dance (after making sure no one could see me) when I saw it.
Nicole has the gift of giving. Her philosophy is that God gives us extra so we can bless others with it. As a frequent recipient of her gifts, I can tell you that it is a blessing. Sometime times they're store bought like my toaster oven, sometimes handmade like the super-cool twine art hanging proudly on my wall. Sometimes it's a giftcard like the one to the only pizza place in town that got me through more than one stressful evening after work when I was too tired to cook. No matter what it is, it has made me feel loved and reminded me that I need to be more diligent in showing love to those around me in tangible ways because I've seen the power of such displays of affection.
Perhaps her greatest example of love is that when I thank her, Nicole often says, "I think God gives us extra so we can use it to bless others." This is one of the many reasons I've chosen to make this cousin my adoptive sister.
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