The best gift of all

Norman Vincent Peale's stories made points.

Good stories always do.
In one, a young Swedish girl lived with and helped an American family.
She had little money for Christmas gifts.
And the Americans already had so much.
Then came a divine inspiration.
She bought baby clothes with her money.
She sought the poorest baby she could find.
A Salvation Army bell-ringer helped her.

He found the family.

Together they delivered her gift.
On Christmas morning, she told the family about the gift.
She revealed that she had done it in their name.
Everyone felt blessed by the spirit of the gift.
The family felt blessed for seeing her in a new light.
The poor family felt blessed by her unexpected gift.
Giving and receiving are both blessings.
But the love behind the gift is the best gift of all.
Think about that as you do your Christmas shopping.

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Proud to be an American

David Feherty helped open a driving range dedicated to CSM Jonathan Lankford,

who died of heart failure.

Here’s an uplifting story to make you feel good.
David Feherty was an Irish professional golfer.
He came to the U.S. 17 years ago.
Throughout it, he maintained his Irish citizenship
A trip to entertain U.S. troops in Iraq changed that.
“That was the tipping point for me,” he said.
He gave up his Irish citizenship.
“I needed to be an American after I saw what they were doing;
“The United States is the greatest force for good in the world.
“It has been for a very long time,” he said.
Feherty has been to Iraq to entertain the troops twice.
He plans to be in Afghanistan at Thanksgiving,
He helped found the Troops First Foundation.
It will have 10 events for wounded U.S. soldiers this year.
“They are special people,” he said of our military.
“It’s their sacrifice that allows us to be the way we are.
“It’s inspiring to be around people like that.
“It’s been the greatest thing in the world for me.”
Be happy to welcome David Feherty to citizenship.
He reminds us of how special it is to be an American.
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