The joy and anxiety of shopping for Christmas gifts

A season for giving: It’s that time of the year when the malls are fully decked to lure Christmas shoppers. But we can also come up with attractive and useful Christmas presents with a little creativity.

A good gift need not be expensive but it requires ingenuity.

Coming from a non-Christian family, the first time I shopped for Christmas gifts for my boyfriend (now husband) and his family, the experience was more anxiety-ridden than anticipatory.