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The Reason I DID NOT boycott Neighbor Gifts This Year...

This video is about the gift our Savior is to each of us. It is a beautiful reminder of what Christmas is supposed to be about. So, for those of you who are LDS and have seen the video a thousand times you know of which I am going to say. Let me expound though. In the last several years I have boycotted neighbor gifts.  Don't get me wrong, I have gratitude, and love the effort that my neighbors have put into each of their thoughtful gifts.  I loved the creativity of my Graphic design friend, or the divine homemade Andes mints we would receive from another friend. We were truly loved and spoiled. However, a few years ago, as I started ramping up for the season and the stress involved in making the most creative, or delicious, or out of the box gift that I could come up with,  I realized that something that was supposed to be a joy had become expensive, and time consuming, and stressful! I started adding up the money used to give gifts to people on my street and then pondered on