Dear Amy, Emily
& Alex too,
Is Santa real? Are
you Santa? Who is Santa? How did this all get started? You tell us not to tell a lie, but you lied
to us…
I know you have
all been asking these questions and wondering. Sorry but, there really isn’t
just one answer to your questions. And
the answers don’t come easy, we had to give it careful thought to not destroy
your Christmas Spirit. Christmas isn’t
just about presents. It’s about
believing without seeing. Christmas is
the birth of our Savior, Jesus. We can’t
see him, but we know he is real. We
can’t give Jesus material gifts, but we can love one another the way God loves
us. We can believe, and we can share
Christmas joy with others. That is why
we give gifts to each other. Not just
the gifts that we write down on a list but thoughtful things that come from the
heart. Sometimes those gifts are
homemade, sometimes they are big or small, and some cannot be measured at
all. If you give with all your heart
that is the best gift of all.
I know that
doesn’t really answer your questions either so here is more…
No, we are not
Santa. There is no one Santa. Santa is bigger than any one person. Think of Yes Virginia, “There is a
Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as
love and joy…No Santa Claus! Thank
God, he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10
times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.” Santa is everywhere. Whether or not you believe in Santa Claus is
in your heart. Santa’s touch is felt
around the world every year. Every year
he seems to become more popular in countries where he wasn’t before. If he wasn’t real, how could he do that? Santa is all about believing. Everything and everyone changes and grows up,
that’s what life is all about. What you
believe today might be different that what you believe tomorrow or even next
year. The most important thing is that
you believe in yourself and that you keep the spirit of Santa alive in your
heart. Just like you keep the love of
special people in your heart. If you
keep a special place for him in your heart he will exist in the most important
place of all.
Yes, it’s true, Dad
and I are the ones who fill your stockings and wrap your presents, the same way
Grandma & Grandpa and Grammy & Grampy did for us and their parents for
them. And hopefully someday you will do
for your children. You will love seeing
them run down the stairs on Christmas morning.
Better than any gift that you could give us is watching you open your
gifts every year. The magic that fills
the room fills our hearts, and makes memories to last a lifetime.
Keeping the magic
alive is a big job, and an important one that needs to last your whole life
long. Santa is also a teacher and we
have been his students. Now you know the
secret of how he gets presents all around the world in one night, he has help
from all the people whose hearts he has filled with joy. Now you too must help keep his spirit
alive. With hearts full of love like
Daddy and I we help Santa do a job that would otherwise be impossible.
So, no, Dad and I
aren’t Santa. Santa is love, magic,
hope, joy, belief and happiness. We are
on Team Santa and now you are too. We
love you all very much and always will.
Love, Hugs & Kisses,
Mom & Dad
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