The Best Gift

It's Christmas day and four grown siblings are exchanging gifts. The mood is fun and playful as one receives a gift certificate, another an item of clothing, and another a singing fish. Finally it's Kim's turn, but she has to qualify her gift. Because she has been unemployed for some time, she couldn't afford to buy something big and expensive. Instead, she chooses to present him with the "gift of words." She lovingly tells her brother how a whistle reminds her of his "ability to rally the troops" and recalls a time when his ability to cheer her up made a difference in her life. The rest of the group agrees that this inexpensive gift was the most precious of all.Willow Creek Association is the author of 'The Best Gift', published 2002 under ISBN 9780744143997 and ISBN 0744143993.