many years ago - (of course this is going to date me a little, but not too much)
One of my clients heard me say that one of my kids was just begging me to get him an ipod shuffle for Christmas. I believe they had already been out for a year, but he came to see me just for lunch one day, and pulls out of the bag....
I started crying.
Knowing that he heard me mention that...
Knowing that he realized I was struggling enough that I wasn't going to be able to spend that much on any of my kids that Christmas...
That kind of stuff means so much more to me than a card or a candle or any other thoughtful thing anyone can do for me.
My kids are my world.
He had a couple of other thoughtful things for me to help my kids have a brighter Christmas. They were very small then, so it really did mean the world to me.
Quite a special man.