Unexpected {gifts} blessings.....

Receiving and giving gifts is one of life's greatest blessings......

Finding the perfect gift for someone is a joy....

and sometimes an elusive occurrence, but when it happens

it is a happy-dance moment. I love watching someone

I love open a gift that is uniquely perfect for them. Nothing

says "I get you" more than that!

Being the recipient of thoughtful gifts recently, makes me 

want to be a better gift-giver......

Recently, I received two very thoughtful and PERFECT gifts

for me.  The first gift was received in the mail {isn't that the best?}

from a blogger who has become a friend, Mary THE

Urban Farmgirl. Mary is an extraordinary seller of vintage, a talented

photographer, a house 'flipper', a dreamer, a traveler, 

a kind and thoughtful friend to many

and a lover of country music {like me!}.  Mary learned of my

Swedish heritage after I purchased a sign from her last year.  

She recently came across this vintage Bible written in Swedish 

and thought of me!  Not many would find a vintage Swedish Bible

particularly special, but thinking I would, Mary gifted

me this wonderful treasure.

The second gift was from a Portland friend who was 

lucky enough to travel to France this summer to celebrate

her 40th birthday.  She knows I have a special group of girlfriends -

and we refer to ourselves as the "Radishes" - I know, completely

weird, but there is a story - a long story that I don't need to go

into right now......but this French traveling friend, although not 

fortunate enough to be a "Radish" but knowing how important those 

friends are to me{ha!}........found this small plant stake 

at a store in France and knew I would love it.  And I do! I love it,

because it says "radish" in French,  but I love it even more

because it's a reminder that I have 

a thoughtful friend who knows me well. 

I was meeting my friend for dinner the evening she

gave this to me and I think she said something

along the lines of...."I have something silly, small

to give you from my trip....".....

This gift may be small {in size} but it proves that

small, thoughtful and meaningful beats big, flashy,

and shiny any day!

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What they say is true....it's REALLY the thought that counts!

Have you been blessed with any thoughtful gifts lately? Do tell....