What a great idea I thought. Get a bunch of kids together (who have lists to santa a mile long with great prospects of getting
some if not most of the reasonable items) and have them decorate sugar cookies to bring to the family shelters in town which will soon be full of kids who probably no longer have reason to believe in Santa.
Things that went through my mind...
Do I use organic ingredients or does it matter. What does it mean if I use organic for my daughter but not for these kids.
Should they be happy with what they get. Or not.
Do I put them on paper plates? The ones that have been sitting around in my out of reach cabinet for years?
If so will they know that the plates are old and not for Christmas? I guess they are used to second hand things.
But these should be different. They should be new and special. Not like all the coats with torn pockets and shoes with
frayed laces. Will they know the difference? Will they care?
Christmas cookies are something that I made with my family. It's one of those activites that homes are good for. Heightening the feelings of togetherness to people but also to the place. As always I have to ask myself who I am I doing this for me or them? What more can I do?
