Santa Claus writes a
letter to children everywhere about unconditional love
Hello my dear children,
Here it is Christmas 2007, and I
am beginning to get wonderful letters from you again. Christmas Eve will be
here before I know it! I have work to do before then, but work to me was, and is
a wonderful thing.
I am getting e-mails now, too.
I just love receiving them, even if I am not a computer whiz yet. Nowadays, even young
ones know how to send e-mails. Some of your letters are interesting or funny,
but I take every one of them seriously and enjoy reading them, so keep on writing to me. I also realize some of you
are having a hard time celebrating Christmas for a number of different reasons.
When I look at all of the
e-mail letters, I see you have learned a lot of things about computers
that I don't know yet, but I am still with the times and learning new things every
day, just like you. Children learn so much faster than I do at my age. I doubt that
any one of you can guess how old I am now. Only Mrs. Santa Claus knows that, ho,
ho, ho!
By the way, just call me Santa
Claus or Santa. Don't worry about calling me Mr. Santa Claus. That is too
formal for me, although Mrs. Santa Claus prefers to be called Mrs.
Some of you must think that I
am a millionaire, the way that you are asking for so many toys. I have never
had such a long list of toys to fill. Many of these are electronic toys. Those
are a challenge for the elves.
Well, children, just to let you
know the truth, I never wanted to be a millionaire. Even when I was a small child,
I did not like money because I was not allowed to spend it. Every penny had to
be saved. I loved other children and toys more than anything else, so I
learned how to make toys, like my Dad did for me and the other children in our
family.
Personally, I did not have a
lot of my own toys as a child, because my parents were not well off, but we
were rich in other ways. We were always blessed with the one thing
that no amount of money can buy, even now. We had a home filled with love. Our
parents loved us and we loved them. We were taught to love one another and
others, as well.
I don't know if you have ever
heard of the expression, unconditional love. I know that is a big word for
young ones. If you go to Sunday school or to church with your parents, you
might learn about unconditional love.
Unconditional love is a
wonderful thing. It is the way that God loves us. In fact, it is the reason
behind Christmas. If you know the Christmas story about Jesus being born in a
manger, then you know that He is God's only Son. God gave Him to the world as a
gift of unconditional love.
When you think of Christmas,
remember that God loves you and celebrate the birth of Jesus with your family
and friends.
Santa always gives gifts to
boys and girls. This is the fantasy and fun part of Christmas that springs from
love because Santa loves children everywhere around the world. Giving children gifts is an
expression of his love. It is everyone's task to be Santa's helper. You can be
Santa's helper too, no matter how old you are.
When you see a child receive a
toy for Christmas and you see the joy on that little one's face, remember that
God has enough joy to give some to you too.
Enjoy Christmas and have fun
with your toys. Remember to share all of your presents and your joy with other
children around you and your parents as well.
Here is a secret. Parents still
love toys, even if they pretend that they don't. Let Christmas be a fun time as
well as a happy time for everyone. Don't eat too much candy.
Love to all and sweet dreams,
children,
Santa
P.S. I love cookies and the
milk; sometimes, I like hot chocolate, too. Remember that Santa is not God and
he can say, "Be good, so that you don't get a lump of coal or a carrot in
your stocking."
If you get a carrot, give it to your Mom to put in her
turkey soup. A lump of coal can help warm your home, so give that to your Dad.
He can put that lump of coal with others. The fire in your fireplace will warm
everyone's hearts. Maybe he will want to use it on the barbecue, next summer.
Perhaps you think using coal, as a way to heat your home is old fashioned. I remember when we heated our home with coal. I also learned
how to shovel coal into the old furnace in our basement. How do I know about coal and
carrots? I was not a perfect child, but I learned God's idea of being perfect
allows room for imperfection and forgiveness. He loves you and so do I.
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