This is not a Christmas story.

This is a story about perspective.About how the same moment can mean everything to one person—and almost nothing to another.

Over the next twelve episodes on Together 4 Good, we’re sharing real stories that remind us we don’t all experience joy, meaning, or even God in the same way.

This is not a Christmas story.But it is a real one.

In this episode, I tell a story from ninth grade—one involving basketball, neighborhood friends, and an informal economy based entirely on Taco Bell chalupas.

What started as a game turned into something more: shared joy, anticipation, and the simple pleasure of being together.

This story is about abundance—not the kind that hoards or wins, but the kind that sustains, delights, and gives us enough for the day.

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