The gift that keeps on giving...

Dearest Carsten, You were born into this world a healthy baby. We were very blessed to be so fortunate. There are many others who are not. In the coming years, we look forward to watching you grow into a happy, loving, and generous person. In that spirit, we have donated $101 to St. Judes Children's Hospital in your honor. We hope that it gives another family a chance to watch their child grow up in the coming years as well. Merry First Christmas! All our Love, Mom & Dad

Danyel and I are determined to not spoil Carsten with tons of toys. He has plenty and we know that after Christmas he will be on toy overload from his grandparents, uncles, and friends. For that reason, we didn't buy him too much, but I wanted to do something really special for his first Christmas. I thought that this was a really powerful gesture and this card/note will make a wonderful addition to his baby book. Our biggest hope is that he will be a kind, thoughtful, & giving person, so we thought that we should lead by example. Who knows... maybe this will become a Christmas tradition. What a wonderful way to teach him to be generous and mindful of those less fortunate!

Merry Christmas to you all! May we all remember during this season and throughout the year those who are struggling and have much less than we do.