Birthday LOVE

Tomorrow is my birthday, and I've decided to re-post a little something that my son wrote for me on my birthday last year.  For those of you who've read it, sorry for the repeat.  For those of you who haven't, it's worth the read if you're mushy about love, or kids, or well, just about any kind of mush at all this is for you.  Because after all, the most important gift is the gift of life.  And the most important thing about life is love.  


The following was a gift from my eldest son, to me, for my birthday.  There hasn't been a day since he wrote it that I haven't read it.  And it brings happy tears of love to my eyes every time. 

We started a tradition in our family when it was young.  It's called, "I love you more than".  When we say how much we love each other, we say, I love you more than...and then we say things like, "I love you more than all the Shamrock's in Ireland," or some such endearment. 

Today and every day is a day to be happy to be alive no matter who you are, where you are, or what your situation.  Just because you are.  Because of that, I leave you with one of the greatest blessings I have in my life.  A love note from my son to me for my birthday.  Children certainly are, a heritage of the Lord!

  

 

I simply can't imagine a world without you.  So today as you complete your 55th trip around the sun, I give you 55 reasons I love you, mom...

1    Your penchant for cozy socks

2    Your sense of humor

3    You passed down to me your germaphobic habits

4    How very religious and prayerful you are

5    Your love for dogs

6    The sound of your voice

7    Your humility

8    You drink tea everyday out of the tea cup I got you, a reminder to me that I am with you even when I'm  not

9   Your kind heart

10  Your generosity

11  How cute you look when you laugh hysterically

12  How serious you are about bloging

13  How hard you work at keeping your promises

14  The way I miss you when we're not together

15  How lucky you make me feel each day for having someone like you in my life

16  When Dylan used to bite us, you would encourage us to bite him back.  If we were crying too hard, you would do it for us

17  The smell of your perfume

18  Your handwriting

19  How we get See's every time we go to the mall together

20  You knit me scarves

21  Your smile

22  You blogstalk

23  You gave me a brother and sisters

24  You were recycling long before it was cool

25  You are very forgiving, and we've given you a lot to forgive along the way

26  You don't consider it cake unless it is chocolate

27  You bring me Sprite and toast cut into strips when I'm sick

28  You listen to good music

29  You kissed James Taylor

30  You have pretty hair

31  You cry during romantic comedies

32  I love watching movies with you, even though you talk the whole time

33  Your freckles

34  You are an amazing writer

35  You're strong, in many ways

36  You have traveled all over

37  I inherited your artistic abilities, a talent of mine I value above all else

38  We are more alike than I sometimes care to admit

39  You taught me well

40  You let me make my own decisions

41  Your hands are always cold

42  Your heart is always warm

43  You love yoga, I love yoga

44  You spoil me

45  When I was little you always let me borrow your beloved silky blanket

46  My favorite birthday present I ever got was the letter you wrote me when I turned 19.  I cried when I read it

47  You let me keep Bailey

48  You like Soulja Boi

49  You married your best friend

50  You make me laugh

51  You survived my teen years

52  You are convinced that all of your grandchildren are gifted and talented.  Really, they are

53  You always told us our birth stories on our birthdays growing up, even if we didn't always want to hear them

54  You make lists

55  Dessert doesn't always have to come last in our house

I love you more than all the days we've been together,

Cooper

  

My son Cooper, because you took all the love I gave you and gave it back to me in one simple note on my birthday, and therefore made me feel like a bizillion bucks.

You're my hero, boyo!

I love you more than all the love there is in the world...

My son Cooper is a Sophomore at Loyola Marymount Unviersity.  His major is Fine Arts and he minors in Communications.  Besides being an excellent student he belongs to the Ingnations Service organization, and works three jobs.  I have no idea how he finds the time but, he keeps a little blog when he has the time.  You might enjoy getting to know him and his art a little better.  If so, his blog is called "Look Hear" here is the link   Look Hear

So, go forth and love one another!

Blessings one and all,

Tia