Such an inspirational post, and reinforces what I've been think lately, that I need to seek small opportunities to spread small blessings each day. Another thought also came to mind when I read about your childhood gift. When I was a child, I scraped together all my money, talked my brother into going in with me, and we bought our mother a collector plate with a picturre of mother and child. To me, it was the most beautiful plate I had ever seen. My mother either loved it or pretended to. It now, after her passings, sits in my house.