hmmm…..
I noticed on facebook that today 3 of my “friends” have birthdays. One is actually a relative, but all are special to me in different ways. Birthdays are cakes and candles and cards and occasionally gifts. They are a time to say, “You are special”.
We only have one birthday. Well, I take that back, I think most recovering alcoholics celebrate the birthday of their sobriety, too – but they are a special breed. Then again, didn’t I say everyone is special on their birthday?
I suppose we can’t remember back that far to our birth date. But there is probably someone in our life who can. And they usually have a good story to tell about that special day. The story of my daughter’s birthday is bittersweet. She was born after a long ambulance ride to a hospital in a neighboring town. As a newborn, she was beautiful and perfect and I was ecstatic but the day was also very sad because the afternoon of her birth, her Dad came into to the hospital room and said that he wanted to divorce us. It took me a long time to get over that, but I did and can now say that the day of the birth of my only daughter was joyous indeed. We celebrate her birthday every year and even though I can’t be there because of work, we still do it up in a big way.
Happy Birthday, dear friends! Celebrate today and rejoice that God has given you life and love and happiness!
hmmm…..
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