1.0Simply Fabuloushttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/simplyfabulousJenn Baxterhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/simplyfabulous/author/jbaxterIt's the Season For Giving - Simply Fabulousrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wOvRHY8xx2"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/simplyfabulous/2015/12/its-the-season-for-giving.html">It’s the Season For Giving</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/simplyfabulous/2015/12/its-the-season-for-giving.html/embed#?secret=wOvRHY8xx2" width="600" height="338" title="“It’s the Season For Giving” — Simply Fabulous" data-secret="wOvRHY8xx2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I’ll admit it. I tend to go a little overboard with giving at Christmastime. There’s the shoe boxes for Samaritan’s Purse, the toy store at my church, the gift baskets for families that my church also does, the Toys for Tots drives, the angel trees, the food drives and my personal favorite – Good Samaritan…