Monticello, Utah: Several years ago a neighbor gave us a copy of “Christmas Jars”.  As is my way, I put it on a shelf and forgot about it as I busied […]

Erwin, North Carolina: My Christmas Jar became a New Year Jar this season. The family who received the jar lost their 3 year old son in a tragic parking lot […]

Port Jervis, New York: On August 2nd 2011 our youngest son Nick was in a diving accident and broke his neck. He is paralyzed from the chest down. At 21 […]

Eastman, Georgia: This is about the fourth year that I have given away a Christmas Jar.  This year’s jar went to a married couple in their 60’s.  The husband has eye issues […]

Fort Worth, TX: Joy and I went to a fast food resturant at noon for a bowl of Potato soup. Lady in the car parked next to us got out as […]

Sioux Falls, South Dakota My husband and I started the Christmas jar tradition 3 years ago, We even gave the book and jars to our 3 adult children and their […]

East Stroudsburg, PA: We’re in the process of losing our house due to it being worth a lot less than we paid for it. We have been struggling for a […]

Kansas City, Missouri: I recieved a Christmas jar on our porch Christmas morning and thought it was the kindest thing anyone could do. Our life has always been a struggle […]

Woodstock, Virginia: My second grade classroom was fortunate enough to have Jason Wright come to read his story, Penny’s Christmas Jar Miracle, to us a few weeks ago. The students […]

Villa Rica, GA: I have had a hard year in being able to make ends meet.Friends have helped me many times. One day early in December I receive a call […]