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A Magical Gift

A few weeks ago, I received some coasters as a Christmas gift.  I love it because the person made them just for me.  No, they arenā€™t expensive but I know that when she made them, I was on her mind.  She was making them special, just for me.  They were the best gift I could have been given.  A few years ago I received a mug from my older daughter.  She hijacked pictures of the family and them put on a mug.  Every time I use that mug I look at those pictures and smile.  Score one for the daughter who knew that mom would love to see those pictures whenever she sat down for a cup of ā€œjoeā€ (coffee).  There have been other gifts that, over the years, have meant the world to me because I knew that the person giving the gift had chosen it with care and love.  They were thinking of me.  They didnā€™t grab the first thing off the shelf and call it good enough.  No, they deliberately picked the one thing they knew I would love....