Remember, savings bonds are commonly given
as gifts to children and college graduates, so you may have bonds that you have forgotten about.
Giving books
as gifts to children on birthdays will bring personal bonding and make them value books to a very large extent as powerful weapons when parents continually do so.
Adults in our society maintain an unspoken pact to preserve the story about these mythological characters
as a gift to children.
We highly recommend buying this playset for your child or to give
as a gift to a child you know.
Instead of giving a guinea
as a gift to your child (not a good idea to gift any animal), adopt him or her together as a family and teach your child the responsibly that comes with caring for a small pet.
Now, I am purchasing the DVD and giving
it as a gift to my children to use with their children — my grandchildren!
Think of
it as a gift to your child.
Not exact matches
While
children may not receive
as many
gifts as they would like, Santa is still able
to give them a present when they wake - up in the morning.
Other times, parents want
to equalize
gifts they have already made, he said — such
as paying for one
child's education through medical school when another only pursued a bachelor's degree, or funds offered
to buy a house, get married or start a business.
A
child may believe he or she is entitled
to a bigger share for the same reasons a parent might have otherwise opted for an unequal split — time spent
as a caregiver, for example, or unequal money
gifts.
So you could actually end up transferring 30 % of your company's stock — $ 18 million worth —
to your
child while paying a
gift tax on what is defined
as only a $ 300,000 transfer.
Just consider the financial risks entrepreneurs run, for example, if they give company stock
to their
children as part of a long - term estate - planning strategy — only
to have the IRS step in years later and challenge the claimed taxable value of the
gifts.
Instead of giving toys or clothes for birthdays, holidays, or other occasions, ask loved ones
to make a
gift this way,
as it can make a more lasting impact on a
child's life.
There is now an easy way
to purchase shares of stocks or ETFs
as a
gift for other people and even
children under the age of 18.
This strategy works even though you are the one paying the educational expenses,
as the payments are considered
gifts to your
child, and then treated
as if they paid the expenses when claiming the tax credit.
Grant us the
gift of becoming
as children, and then ask
to be
as children,
to enter the kingdom of heaven.
As long as evangelism is the focus, God will continue to bless it... Shoe box gifts are distributed along with The Greatest Gift of All, an illustrated booklet that gives a clear presentation of the true meaning of Christmas... After the shoe boxes are distributed, we also provide follow - up materials to give children further opportunities to accept Christ and grow in their fait
As long
as evangelism is the focus, God will continue to bless it... Shoe box gifts are distributed along with The Greatest Gift of All, an illustrated booklet that gives a clear presentation of the true meaning of Christmas... After the shoe boxes are distributed, we also provide follow - up materials to give children further opportunities to accept Christ and grow in their fait
as evangelism is the focus, God will continue
to bless it... Shoe box
gifts are distributed along with The Greatest
Gift of All, an illustrated booklet that gives a clear presentation of the true meaning of Christmas... After the shoe boxes are distributed, we also provide follow - up materials
to give
children further opportunities
to accept Christ and grow in their faith.
I aim
to get at some of the theological underpinnings of that unease in language that may seem unfamiliar or even unwelcome, but it is language that is grounded in important Christian affirmations that seek
to understand the
child as our equal» one who is a
gift and not a product.
No longer then is the bearing and rearing of
children thought of
as a task we should take up or
as a return we make for the
gift of life; instead, it is a project we undertake if it promises
to meet our needs and desires.
To lose, even in principle, this sense of the child as a gift entrusted to us will not be good for childre
To lose, even in principle, this sense of the
child as a
gift entrusted
to us will not be good for childre
to us will not be good for
children.
Children learn
to flourish in a context in which they are loved unconditionally and are encouraged
to think of themselves
as dependent,
as grateful recipients of a
gift to which they have no rightful claim.
As she told my mother, «This is my
gift to my
children.»
When parents exercise their «unrenounceable authority» 11
as a service
to the well - being of their
children, the
children's
gifts of love, respect and obedience become their specific contribution
to the building up of both Church and society.12
Little by little, though the irresistible development of those yearnings you implanted in me
as a
child, through the influence of
gifted friends who entered my life at certain moments
to bring light and strength
to my mind, and through the awakenings of spirit I owe
to the successive initiations, gentle and terrible, which you caused me
to undergo: through all these I have been brought
to the point where I can no longer see anything, nor any longer breathe, outside that milieu in which all is made one.
Demand for foodbanks rises significantly during the winter months, when parents face extra heating and
child costs -
as well
as pressures
to splash out on Christmas
gifts.
What could be a kinder
gift to our
children than teaching them
to see the world
as truthfully
as we do?
She is a
gifted Bible teacher and she kept putting it off and putting it off because it was hard
to figure out a way
to make it work in her season of life
as a mother
to young
children and a full - time job.
(Matthew 6:8) Prayer was not begging a reluctant deity for his best
gifts,
as though he were an unjust judge or a surly neighbor in bed with his
children unwilling
to arise and answer a call for help — although if patience in prayer could accomplish its end even in such cases, how much more with the righteous and merciful God!
This religion would need
to view men and women
as equal partners in life, and treat
children as precious
gifts from God.
Hauerwas helped him
to see
children as a
gift from God, and
to see that a properly Christian question is how we can be open
to receive the
gifts of life God might give.
Central
to this tale would be the wondrous birth of Isaac, after a lifetime (ninety years) of infertility, which leaves no doubt that
children are a
gift, not a maternal product and possession — the latter a dangerous, albeit perfectly natural, belief of womankind,
as we learn from Eve's proud boasting at the birth of Cain.
This attitude is at complete variance
to that behind Natural Family Planning (NFP), wherein a couple who have reason
to space their
children accept the
gift of sexuality exactly
as it is stamped in the human person by God and do not treat their fertility
as a problem
to be expunged by technology.
Sounds
to me like Bill should have stayed in the closet... anyone so blinded
as not
to be able
to see the ARTIST the lord was is just simply BLIND...
Children's are GOD»S
gift to us and should not be lead astray from the Truth..
But once (within marriage) generosity has been fulfilled in a particular couple (which only they can determine in conscience), need «each and every act of sexual intercourse» be open
to the
gift of
children without destroying the symbolism of the conjugal act
as complete self -
gift to each other?
Yes, Calvin refers
to children as a «seed of sin» hateful
to God, but he also claims that «infants are
gifts of God and examples
to adults and can proclaim God's goodness.»
In his recap of the visit, he urged the Church «
to re-propose the sacrament of matrimony
as a
gift and indissoluble commitment between a man and a woman, the natural environment for the welcoming and education of
children.»
An adopted
child is received
as a
gift by her new family, just
as the adopting family is a
gift to the
child.
I know not if the voice of man can reach
to the sky; I know not if the mighty one will hear
as I pray; I know not if the
gifts I ask will all granted be; I know not if the word of old we truly can hear; I know not what will come
to pass in our future days; I hope that only good will come, my
children,
to you.
But it is not just creation alone which groans; we who have the Spirit
as the first of God's
gifts also groan within ourselves
as we wait for God
to make us his
children and set our whole being free.
This capacity for treating the sexual identity of
children as crucial
to spiritual formation is one of the best
gifts a Christian parent can give
to a
child growing up in a world incapable of respecting sexuality.
As an American Jew, I enjoy all holidays... Jewish and Christian... I love
to see the happiness of
children at Christmas time and their anticipation of
gifts... the joy of
children at Chanukah with the prospect of getting
gifts every day for 8 days... it's innocent... joyful... and absent of malice.
But we have
to distinguish atheism from atheists; atheists are our fellow creatures, like us the
children of Adam, and we do well
to listen
to them with care,
to confess our shortcomings, and also
to look them in the eye with cheerful confidence and friendliness and explain
as simply
as we can how the gospel witnesses
to God's
gift of life.
As long as we live in a cultural milieu in which the unborn child is seen as something to be feared rather than welcomed, or a financial burden rather than a gift, political opinion will be secondar
As long
as we live in a cultural milieu in which the unborn child is seen as something to be feared rather than welcomed, or a financial burden rather than a gift, political opinion will be secondar
as we live in a cultural milieu in which the unborn
child is seen
as something to be feared rather than welcomed, or a financial burden rather than a gift, political opinion will be secondar
as something
to be feared rather than welcomed, or a financial burden rather than a
gift, political opinion will be secondary.
See John 20:30; Mark 16:17 - 20; John 2:11; Acts 2:22: («Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you,
as ye yourselves also know»); Acts 2:43: -LRB-»... and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles»); Acts 4:29 - 30: «And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, By stretching forth thine hand
to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy hold
child Jesus»); Hebrews 2:3 - 4: («How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began
to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him: God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and
gifts of the Holy Ghost, according
to his own will»); Romans 15:17 - 19: («I have therefor whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain
to God.
One thing makes me feel very uncomfortable when I see parent fools their
children by lying
to them that an old dude with the name of Santa will come and get you
gifts or anything you wish for... and they put things under the tree and make these poor
children know that these are from Santa... and its being done generation after generation... parents now were victimized when they were
child by their parents and they are repeating the same with their
children and it is now in a loop and no one seems
to be wanting
to get out of the loop which is plain lie and very clear... but these poor
children has nothing
to do
as they under the custody of these parents...
In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known
as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associated with bringing
gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions and lore.
Parents are urged
to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect;
to communicate on levels of fun and recreation
as well
as on discipline and advice;
to allow a
child to learn «through natural consequences» — that is, by experiencing what happens when he dawdles in the morning and is permitted
to experience the unpleasantness and embarrassment of being late
to school;
to encourage the
child and spend time with him playing and learning (positively) rather than spending time lecturing and disciplining (negatively), since the
child who is misbehaving is often merely craving attention and if he gets it in pleasant, constructive ways, he will not demand it in antisocial ways;
to avoid trying
to put the
child in a mold of what the parent thinks he should do and be, or what other people think he should do and be, rather than what his natural
gifts and tendencies indicate;
to take time
to train the
child in basic skills —
to bake a cake, pound a nail, sketch or write or play a melody — including those things the parents know and do well and are interested in.
As a parent, I read the passage with even wider eyes — imagine being asked
to sacrifice your
child, the beloved
gift that you have waited for all of your life.
Besides I am fully aware of how Blessed I am,
as a
child of God there is that deep understanding and belief that I exist and and receive my
gifts due
to being blessed.
In this context, most Christians continue
to hold up
as an ideal for all who can reach it, a faithful union of a woman and a man who love each other and are open
to the
gift and responsibility of
children.