I would have to choose TWO favorite Christmas presents. One was a small cross made of Mother of Pearl. It was given to me by my Dad who was terminal at the time. It was the first time I ever received jewelry as a gift and I felt so grown up. Dad passed on New Year’s Eve and I have worn that necklace on my wedding day, the births of my children and every Christmas holiday through New Years since.
The second present was a necklace made for me by my son (who was five at the time). White string with balls of tin foil as “silver pearls”. I still have that as well and will wear it on occasion to get my teen to laugh. Funny but the gifts from the heart mean the most and that is the way it should be.
“One was a small cross made of Mother of Pearl.”
That sounds very lovely, I’ve never seen a cross like that.