A Free Gift Makes The Best Holiday Present

I often emphasize to my daughters that the best holiday gifts are free or almost free.

My holiday life lessons on gift-giving are heard throughout my family this season.

It is with pride, a humble heart and a heart full of joy that I share the holiday gifts given to me from my husband and daughters.

My first reaction when I opened my Channuk gift from my husband the gift bag is one of confusion. I believe the gift bag is not labeled correctly.

My daughters often write me letter and poems for gifts, so I assumed the framed Poem was from one of my daughters. I was mistaken.

My husband, David of over twenty-two years had written me a poem about our relationship.

My reaction of shock, surprise showed all over my face as I kept on asking if this gift was really from him.

You see my husband is not one to shower me with his written words. I find his signature at the end of his seasonal cards mostly illegible and his closure usually a loving but straightforward, Love, David.

As I read my husbands poem tears my eyes filled with tears, by the time I read midway through the poem my eyes had overflown with tears and streams of tears were rolling down my cheeks.

My husband gleefully told me that his gift cost about $1.25. He calculated the cost of his gift from the $1.00 frame he purchased at The Dollar Tree Store, a piece of paper and the ink from his printer.

With tearful eyes, I told my husband that his gift was priceless.

With my husband’s permission, and encouragement from my mom I am sharing my husband’s poem with my readers.

I am sharing this poem with a happy, peaceful heart. My heart often is not at peace. Numerous times I have written about the what-ifs of my life and my marriage.

I realize marriage can be challenging, and demanding for the spouse of a chronically ill person.

For me, it is excruciating that my body does not follow what my heart wants.

So, cheers and much love to my husband.

The following is his poem:

The gifts from the heart continued on Christmas day as my youngest daughter gave me a grin and warmly handed me a poem she had written. 

My youngest daughter has penned me words that stir emotions from deep within my soul and her poem The Puzzle was no exception.

As I read her poem, The Puzzle I realized my daughter sees characters, values within me that I thought I had covered or at least tempered. 

I love this poem, The Puzzle. The poem speaks to my core being.

So, here is my daughter’s poem:

The lessons of love continued to fill my holiday season when my oldest daughter handed me a gift bag. 

Inside the gift bag was an adorable heartfelt scrapbook. The scrapbook contains photos of the two of us. 

The scrapbook is a cherished gift that will be enjoyed for years and years. 

Here are several photos from my keepsake scrapbook:

My family’s gifts to me are priceless!

For me, a free gift or almost free gift from the heart makes the best holiday present.

My free gift to my HypoGal readers is the same as last year, a weblink to discover free audiobooks. 

This year I have enjoyed dozens of free audiobooks.

The free audiobooks are part of our public library system.

If you would like to listen to free audiobooks then please click on A Gift Of Free Audiobooks From HypoGal.

Cheers and Happy Holidays! 

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