The best gifts

The best gifts in the world are seldom bought in stores, or ordered on line.

You can't build them in the back yard, or drive them down paved highways.

They don't squeak or cry, or grow up to look like you.

They really aren't cuddly unless you have a pretty weird sense of cuddly and they probably don't affect anyone else the way they do you.

The best gifts in the world are the ones that let you know just exactly what someone you love and respect thinks, or feels about you.

They validate who you are in a way that touches your heart deep deep down.

Most likely just words -- said or written - in simple heartfelt ways . . .

And presented to you in a quiet moment alone.