The Ultimate Gift

The other week a friend mentioned that she had just watched the movie "The Ultimate Gift." I had seen previews for it when it first came out a couple of years ago, but had never watched it. Tonight I discovered it on good ole' You Tube, and decided to watch it. It was a really great movie!! There are so many lessons interwoven throughout the movie to remind you about what things really matter in life. After the movie was over, I soon found myself on Amazon.com. :) I had gotten a gift card for my birthday from my lil' bro and sis, and thought this would be a great way to spend some of it!! I also got the book that the movie was based on, so I am excited to read that in the near future - although I am sure the book will be different than the movie. It always is!!

As always, our family runs a "free library" (what a concept!), so if you ever want to borrow it (after it arrives, of course, and the rest of my family has a chance to watch it), feel free to ask!!

Jason thought his inheritance was going to be the gift of money and lots of it. Was he ever in for a big surprise. Based on the best-selling book "The Ultimate Gift" by Jim Stovall, the story sends trust fund baby Jason Stevens on an improbable journey of discovery, having to answer the ultimate question: "What is the relationship between wealth and happiness?" Jason had a very simple relationship with his impossibly wealthy Grandfather, Howard "Red" Stevens. He hated him. No heart-to-heart talks, no warm fuzzies, just cold hard cash. So of course he figured that when Red died, the whole "reading of the will" thing would be another simple cash transaction, that his Grandfather's money would allow him to continue living in the lifestyle to which he had become accustomed. But what Red left him was anything but simple. Red instead devised a plan for Jason to experience a crash course on life. Twelve tasks, which Red calls "gifts," each challenging Jason in an improbable way, the accumulation of which would change him forever.