Ludden’s Lighthouse

I ‘ve been thinking about this Christmas and what presents to buy my own children. Then I started thinking about when I was a kid and the presents I received.  You know, most of those presents aren’t around anymore.  They either broke or were lost or simply given away when I outgrew them.  Only a few are still with me.  Take my guitar for instance – the one I play in the class.  That was a gift to me as a teenager that I have always cherished.

I would like to know what is the best gift you have ever received?  As a kid, mine was a special doll that my dad couldn’t get out of the box fast enough.  My parents have a picture of me sobbing as he tried to undo the box.  As an adult, I think my mother passing on my grandmother’s engagement ring ranks pretty high.  I used to sneak into her bedroom as a kid and try on that ring and imagine I was engaged. 

So respond to my post and tell me what the best gift is that you have ever gotten and why- and it doesn’t have to be a Christmas gift.