Happy Birthday to my Special Treasure

--- to my only soul mate ---
It’s your birthday...
and I’m thinking how glad I am
that you were born.
You have given me so much....
supported me, encouraged me,
cared for me....I didn't even need to ask.

I celebrate your wonderful self!
I am in awe of your boundless generosity,
your infinite kindness--that gentle inner glow
that you so freely use to warm my life.

Your birthday is as much a celebration for me
as it is for you, maybe more,
and I wish for you the best of birthdays,
the best one ever.

I’m wishing you another year
Of laughter, joy and fun...
Surprises, love and happiness...

And when your birthday’s done....
I hope you feel deep in your heart..
As your birthdays come and go...
How very much you mean to me..
More than you can know.

May each birthday be better than the last.
Most of all, I hope you will always be
As happy as you have made me.

--- to my mama ---
God gave a gift to the world when you were born..
a person who loves, who cares,
who sees a person’s need and fills it,
who encourages and lifts people up,
who spends energy on others
rather than herself,
someone who touches each life she enters,
and makes a difference in the world,
because ripples of kindness flow outward
as each person you have touched, touches others.

Your birthday deserves to be a national holiday
because you are a special treasure
for all that you’ve done.

May the love you have shown to others
return to you, multiplied.
I wish you the happiest of birthdays,
and many, many more,
so that others have time to appreciate you
as much as I do...