Uncle Dan's Present is a gift to my nieces and nephews, to my children and grandchildren, and to God's children wherever they are.It is meant to encourage them in a fun way. It uses several literary devices-acronyms, rhymes, anecdotes, aphorisms, and even an acrostic-to bring to mind encouraging thoughts and make them easy to remember.By acknowledging the Bible asBasicInstructionsBeforeLeavingEarth, the book points to the Bible as our guidebook for living and to Jesus as the One who shows us how to honor God, to have an attitude of gratitude, to live for others, and to love others as ourselves.