HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Happy Birthday, Special Treasure!

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. 

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Because you mean so much to me,

I celebrate your birth.

Sharing time and space with you,

Rings my bell for all it’s worth. Whenever your birthday rolls around,

I contemplate once more,

How happy I am that you were born;

The thought makes my heart soar. I wish your birthdays happened more,

So I could let you know,

How very much you mean to me,

And so I could tell you so!

Dearest Joni Ablaza. HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!