The three gifts...

I've always known that my children are the greatest gifts I'll ever receive.

Julia is like the gift that you've always known you've wanted. You save for it and then give it to yourself when it's time. The gift is everything you always dreamed it would be. You spend the rest of your life in awe of what you gave yourself.

Anna is the gift that when you were a kid you really, really wanted but you parents won't let you get. The longer time passes the more you KNOW you need it. Everything in your life becomes about the gift. You can't even buy it for yourself because it's now out of stock. Then - you get surprised on your birthday and it's even better than you hoped.

Emma Leigh is the gift someone gives you when it's not even your birthday or a holiday. Just because they love you. You aren't expecting it and are hesitantly excited about it because you don't really know why they are giving it to you... "where are the strings" kind of gift. Then it breaks and you have to spend time and money to fix it. Then it runs out of batteries and you have to search all over for an expensive and elusive battery. You do it without hesitation because it's worth all the time and energy (and money) and it's ok to fall madly in love with it because it really was just a gift of love.