Ahmeek, Michigan I was diagnosed w/a brain condition called Cadisal in 2010. It is a really rare neurological disorder that can cause loss of some functions in a persons body and/or […]

Phoenix, Arizona I have worked for 10 years at a small catholic school in Phoenix Arizona. I work in the pre-k classroom so I have the pleasure of meeting the babies […]

Foley, Alabama This is the second Christmas Jar to have given. The first one was given last year to a friend’s friend who had recently lost his wife. This year it […]

Purcellville, Virginia I received a jar this Christmas while I was at physical therapy for my daughter. She’s 11 with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, to name a few. I also […]

Stephens City, Virginia We have given several jars since my wife read the book. We have also done something similar years before the book was written. Oh how I wish we […]

Lompoc, California My husband and I met last October after an interesting story which I will not go into detail about here…we got married 41 days after we met. We counseled […]

Coalville, Washington Family Home Evenings consists of my husband’s sister, brother and his family and ourselves. For several years every week each family puts money into our Christmas Jar. Each […]

Hackettstown, New Jersey Christmas Eve was drawing near but we still wondered who we should give our jar to this season. In the past, some years there was no question about […]

Auburn, Washington My daughter loaned me her copy of the Christmas jar to read in October it truly touched my heart not to mention it made me cry. But the […]

Maine, New York I recently divorced my husband and am a single mom working two jobs trying to make ends meet. A dear friend of mine that I grew up […]