A Very Happy(dog) Birthday
Thanks for all the well wishes yesterday! Sending love to you all!
Gratitude for a Great Day
Yesterday I celebrated my 47th birthday. It was filled with much love and well-wishes from friends, family, colleagues, students and random folks I don't know (yup!). My PRpeeps sang to me, as did one of my classes (I blushed). Since this first day of my 48th year is a "Happydog Friday," I thought I'd simply post what I'm most grateful for as I begin another year:
I'm Thankful For:
My wife's wonderful laugh, bright eyes and encouragement
My daughter's kind, adventerous, musical & kindred spirit
Emmy, Sam and Max's success & love for their mother
Mom's optimism; dad's lust for life; my parent's health
Tom's intelligence & creativity; Wendy's sweet kindness
The schmenge's energy and talent
Dan's gentle wisdom; Karen's caring & conviction
Reese & Tony's example of daily love as a verb (+Etta & today's little Nora)
Joey & Emily's friendship and kindred souls
Mary Ann's heart for serving; Paul's knowledge & sillyness
Miah & Alisha's love of family & tradition (+little Annie)
Faith's independence & big heart
Jacob's quiet strength & kindness
Caleb & Lily's way of keeping us young
Karen E's healthy outlook & playful attitude
Patti's legacy of deepth & beauty; Bryan's fun-loving, generous soul
Ellie's warmth & beautiful voice; Ben's fun intellect beyond his years
Pete's smart & good-natured way; Ann's shared love for Broadway
Ethan's bright sense of humor; Gabby's amazing voice & acting talent
Peggy's quick smile & guitar playing; Mike's love of nature
Hannah's drive & big hugs; Liv's talent for all things musical
Old friends for sharing the journey & not giving up on me
New friends for making me laugh, think and enjoy what is
My newest compadres at Circle for their creativity and excellence
My newest companions at The Community for acceptance on this journey of love
LC's class of 1985 for our shared history
My colleagues for mentoring the next generation
My awesome PRpeeps for making work a place I love
To those I've yet to meet, I welcome the crossing of our paths
Looking forward to what the next year will bring.
Sending happydog love and peace to you all!