Validation is something that most people desire. It is good to know when the things you have said and done actually have real value to others. Sometimes there are those people in our lives who validate us simply for being who we are, not because of something we have done for them. Those are the people we are most often the closest to. From Christmas, to baptism, to outreach projects like Operation Christmas Child, these things help us to understand that the validation of God doesn’t come with a price or dependency on how good we can be. God is love and God is in love with you and me!