Monday, December 20, 2021

Word for the Week

 

Gift

  1. a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.
    "a Christmas gift"

    verb
  1. give (something) as a gift, especially formally or as a donation or bequest.
    "the company gifted 2,999 shares to a charity"
Have you found a word for 2022?
Or maybe you don't choose a word.
I have had a word each year for about 25 years and the word always impacts me in ways that surprise me each year.

Have a terrific week, dear friends!

3 comments:

Mary said...

Your gifts look so special and are beautifully wrapped Marilyn. . . I just know the recipients will love opening them, and they will bring much joy to everyone.
I love to give but never really think too much about receiving, so when I do I feel exceptionally special that someone took the trouble to think of me with a gift. This year we are not doing a lot of gifting as parcels and packages, mainly because shopping has not been easy.
We will welcome Christmas very quietly - a chance to remember the real meaning - and to pray for better times ahead.
Have a wonderful holiday - with love from us both.

Jeanie said...

I do have trouble receiving gifts now. I never did before -- always grateful, always loved everything. Now it is all just too much. Especially with those far away where you know how to neither give or receive. You want the experience of sharing but I'd like to make a rule that says "if I can't eat it, paint with it, read it, wear it or experience it, please just give me good wishes." I don't need one THING, one more mug, one more cute stuffy. And I feel bad when I open things, knowing someone spent money on it, fully appreciating the gesture but feeling guilty with it. I'm a better (and now, more careful) giver. I think that's it. I feel worthy enough. Just guilty.

I love each and every photo here, Marilyn. It's all so very beautiful and you are a wonderful wrapper!

AND, I will NEVER except "gifted" as a verb for giving. To me, "gifted" is a very smart or talented person, one with a gift. When I hear "she gifted me with a ...." it's like nails on a chalkboard! Call me old school! When it comes to grammar, I am!

Lorrie said...

The gifts under your tree are beautifully wrapped, a gift before the unwrapping is begun. Giving is easier than receiving for me, but I have learned, and continue to learn how to receive graciously. There is much in the word "receive" and I'll be curious to see how you interpret it throughout the year.

Merry Christmas, Marilyn!