April 2, 2015

• Somebody is Purty Thirty today!

  Today is April 2^nd. Exactly 30 years ago today, my life changed forever, for the better. It became filled with a whole new level of adventure, learning, frustration, anger, creativity, cunning, bewilderment, new perspectives, amusement, entertainment, heartache, headaches, uncontainable joy and unconditional love. On this day… well, technically, it was late at night in Hawaii so it would have been tomorrow in Michigan… On this DATE 30 years ago, this beautiful person came bursting into my life…

  

  … and my life has never been the same… and that’s a good thing.

  Happy Birthday, Cookie! I wish you all of the things you have given to me over the years that have enriched my life. This is not The Mother’s Curse, but The Mother’s Blessing. Because even those times you peed on the ceiling, ran from the police, tried to fly off the mountain, blamed Jesus for eating the chocolate cake, broke curfew, and all the other tests of patience and endurance you threw at us, made me a better parent and a better person. You made me think fast, be creative, step way outside my comfort zone, and learn to respond instead of react.

  

  Today you are a beautiful, talented woman who deserves to be loved and valued for who you are. But you will always be my Cookie.

  My life is so much better because you are in it!

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