Christmas In July

One of my favorite gifts to give at Christmas would have to be books. If you know what somebody is into, you can find a book about it. So its a very personal gift because it says to the reciever "I know you dig this, because I know you, because I love you." At least I hope that sentiment is communicated when I give someone a book.

To personalize it ever further, I always write something in the book. A unique message to the person I bought it for. I love doing that, and I've heard from people that its very much appreciated, and it makes the gift more special. That warms my heart.

I want to share some of those gifts and writings, but I've blocked out the names of the recipients in case they want to remain anonymous. Except for my mom. I know she's okay with it.