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dear america the beautiful,

that was a fun birthday party!

happy 236th birthday!

we love you!

very sincerely,
me

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dear auntie,

today…your day!

your turn to celebrate another successful revolution around the sun…a “significant” one!

wishing the happiest of days…to one of my biggest supporters…intercessors…
confidants…

to one of my very favorites! 

thinking of you especially today!

very sincerely,
me (ferbecca)

– circa…a long time ago

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dear birthday baby,

happy 9-months!

so…this means you’ve been out every bit as long as you were in

seriously?!? 

i give up…i simply cannot grasp this time thing!

goin’ too, too fast…

but even worse…to me…you’ve been lookin’ more and more like a 1-year-old…

growin’ too, too fast!

so i weighed and measured and checked…

and yep…

exactly the same as your “substantial” older brother was…at 1-year-old!

5-22-12

22 pounds…12 ounces…29¼ inches tall…and every bit as cute!

but seriously, now…

stop!

very sincerely,
me (you know who)

p.s.

thanks for the unbirthday present!  leanin’ in…lookin’ right deep…and sayin’, “mmm…mom!”

– alex’s image

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my birthday song

me in “the cathedral”…

and then…at 3:28…

arms thrown out…head tipped back…singin’ along…

me all sillyhappywatching those glorious raindrops falling from the heavensfeeling them splash on my face

oh…but then…at 5:00…

~ happy, happy shivers ~

someday!

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dear birthday boy,

last night, as your “ah’ma” tucked you in, she said, “goodbye, 4-year-old william.”

confused…you asked, “are you saying goodbye because i’m going outside?”

no…,” she replied, “i’m saying goodbye because tomorrow you won’t be 4-year-old william anymore…you’ll be 5-year-old william.”

“oh,” you said reflectively…and then

“will i still be cute tomorrow?”

4-19-12

ohhh, yeahdefinitely!

you are the cutest little spectacle-wearing, lisp-bearing quipster of a sweet william there ever was!

happy birthday, 5-year-old william!  we love you much!

very sincerely,
me (your adoring birthday-buddy mama)

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40

yesterday morning…at the dawn of my 40th revolution around the sun…i awoke to rain…glorious…“see how much God loves me” rain…

so i jumped out of bed, changed that little leaker, threw on my tennie runners and headed out for my walk around the park…

halfway through, i pulled my cap off and let that rain really soak me through…

and when i got to “the cathedral”…that place in the trail where it meanders through all those big, tall trees…i threw my arms out, tipped my head back and sang along with matt redman…

Who shall we say You are
You’re the living God
Who shall we say You are
You’re the Great I AM
The highest name of all
You’re all You say You are

You are holy, holy, holy
God most high and God most worthy
You are holy, holy, holy
Jesus, You are
Jesus, You are

me all sillyhappywatching those glorious raindrops falling from the heavensfeeling them splash on my face

and then…one gloriously ginormous raindrop came down and hit me…right on my left eyeball!

proving that the devil was alive and well…even on my birthday!

when i got home, i made my family line right up and give me my birthday hugs…them all jammified and cozy…me all sloppy wet…

‘cause sometimes, i’m just kinda naughty like that…even when it’s not my birthday!

and the rest of my happy birthday was filled with personalized “we love you’s” from my kiddos…time spent here and there and finally here with my honey…reading sweet emails and listening to “happy birthday to you…” sung over the phone…

and this morning?  this morning as i walked…and shared the trail with others…i was brought to tears when i realized that i’ve never been alone on that trail before…

never!

that God would purposeyesterdaytens of thousands of days after He first placed that sun in the sky and sent this earth spinning ‘round itto plant mealonein the cathedralin the rainwhile that songof all the songs on my ipodwas playing

me!

He’s always “there”…but holy, holy, holy…did he ever meet me…and on my 40th birthday!

being 40…still not too sure how i feel about that

but turning 40?

well…i could say it was “a piece o’ cake” (it’d be more punny that way)…but i have to say…it was “a walk in the park”…

i will forever remember my 40th as a glorious…see how much God truly loves me…walk in the park…

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dear 40,

i don’t want to be you.

very sincerely,
me

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