Happy 75th birthday to my mom!
I'm so proud of my dad for arranging a very memorable day for her. He made her steak out on the grill, and then he invited his kids and grandkids over, specifically asking each one to bring a card and write three ways she has been a blessing to us. He handed each card to her one at a time and had her read them aloud. She teared up with each one she read.
Then he gave her a pure gold necklace, telling her that SHE is gold. He read her several more affirmations of her that he personally sees, and honored her in such a beautiful way.
I think God wanted to honor her today, too, by letting her rose bushes bloom even at the end of December.
For my dad's 75th birthday, I made him 75 mini-muffins out of my special banana bread recipe. So for my mom's 75th, I gave her a bag of 75 specialty chocolates. (And some books, some tea, some lavender chamomile spray for her pillow, and a laminated copy of 75 Biblical declarations to read over herself.)
After watching several close friends and now my own mother-in-law lose a spouse or a parent over the last year, I consider myself blessed to be able to celebrate both my parents' 75th birthdays this year. It's been a hard year for a lot of reasons, but this milestone birthday is a pretty good reason to celebrate.
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