92/306 Haiden 11/10/09

Holding you I wonder. Your future, is unknown yet certainly full of hope and deep desire for all that is good in life. What will be depends so much on the decisions of others. Yet you will also make choices. May you remember the warmth and love of this reception!

91/306 Irene 11/09/09

Gentle, kind, soft spoken,
yet you love to laugh.

Busy at work, conscientious,
but also busy with much other service.

You take care of your sister,
visiting and taking her on little outings.

You attend sewings and quiltings,
work at the thrift store,
give rides to someone who doesn’t drive.

90/306 Justice 11/08/09

What a pleasure to finally meet you! What a delightful boy! You teased your brother with a drawing, and explained to me what it was about. You also said, with grown up concern, “I thought you were going to go to Canada.” Where did this caring for a stranger originate?

89/306 Dragana 11/07/09

I met you on Skype today! You told me about your work with a boy who is autistic, and about changes in the ways people with disabilities are being educated in Serbia. You explained a word play that makes a joke in Serbian. Perhaps I will meet you in person.

88/306 Monica 11/06/09

Your input regarding family patterns and ethnicity was fascinating! Extending the genogram to include all relationships, friendships, coworkers, pets and neighbors inspires me to continue to push out systems thinking even further. Your ideas about genogram play resonated deeply, and the play exercise you led was simple, and yet profound.

87/306 Gloria 11/05/09

Painfully shy, I got the impression you really would prefer that I just not ask you any more questions. Yet I could tell you were interested in the conversations and you were absolutely engaged in what the presenters were saying. Whatever you fear, I pray that God will make whole.

86/306 Martin 11/04/09

Your training and orientation of the chaplains was thorough. It’s true, much will depend on each individual circumstance and on our ability to develop relationships with your staff. Your compassion for people and your respect for life inspire and encourage me to serve our community well in this new role.

85/306 Max 11/03/09

Everyone in your family
is out of control.
You meet yourself
coming and going
and when you find yourself
‘where the wild things are’
you understand Carol
and the rest of your family anew.
You arrive home again
grown up a bit
yet so glad to be a child still.

84/306 Brannon 11/02/09

You won’t let a twisted ankle keep you down. You’re already making plans for an upcoming half marathon and a couple of triathlons after that! With the information you gathered and your enthusiasm for the planning, the training, and preparation, you’ll be ready, and set to go at the gun shot!

83/306 Chad 11/01/09

We hadn’t seen you during the three month sabbatical. Then today, there you were with your classic question, “What do you know?” You are a wealth of knowledge about what’s going on with people you know. You’re what Malcolm Gladwell describes as a ‘maven’ in his book, “The Tipping Point!”

82/306 Callie 10/31/09

What a wonderful nurse you would make! Tonight it was just a Halloween costume, but someday I’d be very happy to have you take care of me! And telling from the way you’ve grown and grown up, you’ll be setting off to college before you, or anyone else knows it!

81/306 Delivery Man 10/30/09

You showed up on our porch with a box and said it had been delivered to your house by mistake. You had asked a neighbor how to get to our street, just one block over from your house because you’re new in town. Your time and effort are greatly appreciated.

80/306 Furrball 10/29/09

You’ve been part of our family for a very long time. We’ve always said you act more like a puppy than a cat. You can’t hear the door open anymore, but that doesn’t keep you from sleeping right there beside the back door. You’re always close by when we’re outside.

79/306 Joyce 10/28/09

You read widely and challenge your own mind and thinking regularly. A critical thinker and problem solver, you have many opportunities to use those skills and to lead people. Leadership is one of your great strengths. But it’s your compassion for people’s pain that fuels your many acts of service.

78/306 Tammy 10/27/09

Nurse in the obstetrics ward, you have a privileged place! You labor along with other women. You share the joy and relief when you hear the baby’s first cry. You also shed tears…as a place of greatest joy always has potential to be a place of greatest sadness, too.

77/306 Margaret 10/26/09

We’ve attended more than one peace center training together, but never had the opportunity to learn to know one another. That is about to change! We will meet to talk this fall and we will travel together to Chicago next year. Your graciousness in all this is deep and wide!

76/306 Gavin 10/25/09

Your special pictures came like clockwork during my sabbatical. I noticed repeatedly, your artist flair! When we talked about some of your drawings, you told me where you got the inspiration for each one! I smiled, seeing your copies a couple of my drawings on the little bookmarks I made.

75/306 More Thunder 10/24/09

As you taxied us to the airport you said you were adopted as an infant. When you found out your biological First Nation roots, many of your special interests resonated deeply. You left us with your elders’ saying, “We must learn to value our differences instead of fearing them.”

74/306 Kirsten 10/23/09

Following a month’s worth of false starts, twenty-one years ago tomorrow, we were finally on our way to the hospital anticipating a short labor and a quick reward. You surprised, however, my longest labor, arriving in a surprising way. You were born face up, ready to take on the world!

73/306 Maxine 10/22/09

I ask, “How are you tonight?” You answer the same as always, “Like old people.” Despite your wasting frame, the twinkle in your eye and your wry smile reflect the sense of humor I’ve always known you to have. Your new little stuffed puppy brings out your sweet, caring side.

72/306 Thunder 10/21/09

When you arrived, you introduced me to the new trainee. You patiently explained details to him and even took time to answer my questions. Later when I checked the card to call for a return trip, I read the by-line, “You’ve just been taken for a ride in Thunder’s cab.

71/306 Christopher 10/20/09

“Thank you for saying that!”
“The intensity of that event is demonstrated
in your visceral reaction.”
“Is this the way you see it?”
“Reactivity always creates shame.”
“A queen can be really terrifying!”
“This isn’t very Bowenian, but…”
“Do you have any hypotheses about that?”
“I find this so fascinating!”

70/306 Peg 10/19/09

When our fellow classmate asked for a ride to his hotel, he didn’t say that he also wanted to stop at the local drug store, or that he really didn’t know where the drug store was located! Through bad directions and untimely navigation you simply continued calmly and most graciously.

69/306 Hank 10/18/09

Kim said, “The party has arrived!” In you walked, full of stories you’ve collected over the years, stories of growing up and life in your family, referee stories, and also of your own children and your work. Funny stories, spectacular, and mundane stories told with an equal amount of energy.

68/306 Bonnie 10/17/09

When you passed me on the road,
you backed up to talk.
As you care for your parents,
and at the same time move into your new house,
your children help you
sort, pitch, downsize, move and simplify.
You ponder the meaning of life,
state of the church and society.

67/306 Marsha 10/15/09

I had hoped and prayed for a baby brother or sister for years! Finally at supper one night, Mom and Dad said they had something to tell us (Wendell and me)! I guessed immediately that we were getting a baby! And then they said we couldn’t tell anyone quite yet!

66/306 Grandma 10/14/09

You woke as I entered your room. It was a rough day! You laughed, however, when you told how upset you were with your therapist. He came in at 5:30 a.m. to get you for therapy. After getting up and waiting in your chair, you realized it was a dream!

65/306 Flight Attendant 10/13/09

As you stumbled over your greetings, directions, and announcements, passengers looked at each other in the nearby seats. Was this for real? By the end of the short flight, no one was laughing any longer. You were for real and your droll routine had become more than a bit annoying.

64/306 Rose 10/12/09

Small in stature, your presence and determination are large and powerful!
Soft of voice, your message of Christ’s love and peace and justice is clear and strong!
Old in age your spirit is hope-ful and energized with purpose!
Weak in strength, your genuine care for others binds together a community.

63/306 Blanche 10/11/09

It’s been said, “One is an orphan whose memory is only as long as their years of life.” You are no orphan! Your memory of your own years is humbling. When you add to that your memory of stories, lessons, songs, poems, scriptures, and connections…it’s down right mind boggling!

62/306 Sarah 10/10/09

You practically skipped in to show me the new piece of fabric you found at the thrift shop! It was absolutely lovely! Sewing since pre-school, designing many of your own clothes, a seamstress after your grandma’s own heart, you contemplated just what you would do with this beautiful bargain yardage.

61/306 Julie 10/09/09

Always two steps ahead of me, I’ve looked up to you and admired you since childhood! I love your broad welcome, your generosity and passion, your dedication to your family. You are so much more creative than you ever give yourself credit for. And yes, I do admire you still!

60/306 Ada 10/08/09

You saw us coming and stopped short, opened your arms wide and shrieked with delight. Your big hug and your sweet smile were only outdone by your classic silliness and your heartfelt concern. Oh! And you can’t disguise your notes of encouragement with a question mark in the return address!

59/306 TMA Docent 10/07/09

As we gazed at the artist’s modest portrayal of Adam and Eve, you offered that the painting just returned after being on loan. You also reported, quite the scandal was raised by a pastor regarding the painting, as the artist chose to paint the two, clearly showing them with bellybuttons!

58/306 Mildred 10/06/09

You were a good friend many years ago. We were very different then, just as we are today. Then I admired your spirit, your determination to meet whatever life offered with a positive attitude. Today after lots more life and even bigger challenges, you continue to inspire faith, hope, love.

57/306 Mallory 10/05/09

You called to say you and Kirstie were ‘on the way!’ You tell funny jokes and interesting stories and you’re eager to help, whether making mint chocolate cookies or doing supper dishes. It’s just fun to have you around! You’re a good friend and I’m so glad you’re Kirsten’s friend!

56/306 Bret the Artist 10/04/09

As we traveled north, the clouds got heavier and darker. In response to my comment that I hate the constant dark clouds in Northwest Ohio, you said, “I don’t. I think they provide texture.” I giggled, because I’ve never thought of you as an artist. I am doubly duly corrected!

55/306 Bret 10/03/09

Hours on the road Thursday ended with a loud motel and little sleep. Friday’s white water rafting for you and reading for me ended with another late night searching for a room in the inn. Approaching Archbold you mused, “No matter where you’ve been, it’s always good to come home.”

54/306 Helpful Advisor 10/02/09

You knew I was planning to ride the whitewater waves, but had to stay behind. On my way back to the camp lodge after a long nap in the car, and several hours of reading, you asked if I was going to do anything fun today, and offered your suggestions.

53/306 Sister Ellen 10/01/09

True to her nature, at the end of our time, Sister Ellen helped me get to the heart of the matter with one simple question. She asked, “Has the sabbatical been worth it?” “Of course it’s been worth it. It’s life. It’s not what I anticipated, but yes, worth it!”

52/306 Mary Ellen 09/30/09

I couldn’t get my genogram to fit the one page limit, so I called the center and asked if I should cut down on the number of people, since I have such a large family. Mary Ellen reported that I was proposing to cut out some of my family members!

51/306 Me 09/29/09

Yesterday I saw the Ear-Nose-Throat Specialist. He said in two weeks I’ll be back to normal. My hope to finally be better quickly turned to discouragement when I woke up with a nasty migraine. I slept another day away. But I was just glad to be able to sleep.

50/306 Greenhouse Worker 09/28/09

You were happy to distribute a page of fall coupons. You were just as happy to answer my question about wintering those huge Elephant Ear plants. Dig the bulb. Alternatively, if potted, following the first frost, cut off leaves and take the pot in. Or, take in the whole plant.

49/306 Richard 09/27/09

I saw you riding your bike to church, coat flapping in the wind. I’d heard that several times a week you ride to a neighboring town, twenty miles away. When I told you it was you who inspired me to begin riding my bicycle to work, you smiled in delight.

48/306 Bubby 09/26/09

Throughout the day at the tournament you ate doughnuts, and bags of chips, ran circles, raced your brother, played peek-a-boo, and rolled down the hill. Your pants revealed your chubby buns and were so tight you struggled to get up off the ground at the bottom of the hill. Entertainment!

47/306 Eli 09/25/09

He, along with Mae, taught my Sunday school class, one of many years they taught. His prayers always included the phrase, ‘unhindered and unmolested,’ describing and giving thanks for our ability to worship together. But his claim to fame through fifth grade eyes was his ability to wiggle his ears.

46/306 Roy 09/24/09

I remember Grandpa Klopfenstein…
playing on the floor with the great-grandchildren
playing Scrabble quite competitively
telling stories of grievances from the past
reciting poetry
preparing to teach Sunday school
watching boxing and wrestling on tv
giving wet kisses on the forehead
laughing in delight when Grandma sat on his lap

45/306 John Ray 09/23/09

The suspense intensified as he sat down in the middle of the living room floor. The word was that Grandpa Lantz, tall and lanky as he was, could actually put both legs behind his head! The urging and daring and cheering and laughter finally paid off. And he did it!

44/306 Mrs. Hunt 09/22/09

The shop had been closed for ten years, open by appointment only. As we scattered in awe of the things we saw, I heard Dad ask, “How much for the whole store?” You were less than five feet tall, bun and all, but you knew your inventory, named your price.

43/306 Inez 09/21/09

You’ve always been frail, even sickly.
Yet in these last years you held your own with your sisters.

Now you’re even thinner than before…
certainly thinner than we could have imagined.

But your spirit, your heart, and your welcome
grow even bigger and stronger and deeper
as your body fades.

42/306 Little Girl in Church 09/20/09

Sweet little four year old
Dark hair with a little turquoise headband
Beautiful big dark eyes

You cried when you’re sister didn’t give in
Cried when you wanted mamma to hold you
Cried when the offering basket passed you by
Continued to cry even when it came back to you

41/306 Kay Anne 09/19/09

Eleven years old, now in middle school
You can’t wait until you’re eighteen
So you can say bad words

Don’t think I’ve ever seen you pout
Though I’m sure you’re able

You love to eat whatever
Is fresh from the garden
Or cold from the old fridge in the garage

40/306 Toledo Museum of Art Docent 09/18/09

Dressed in your suit and tie you slowly approached in the modern art section and said, “You really have a wonderful opportunity today. You essentially have the exhibit to yourself. Take as long as you like to appreciate, reflect, meditate.” “Yes,” you agreed, “It is very quiet and quite peaceful.”

39/306 Great-Grandma Feilitz 09/17/09

The minute we walked into the kitchen through the back porch door, she stopped whatever she was doing to welcome us with a kiss. I will always treasure the last time I walked through the back porch door, and found her having fallen asleep at the table, reading her Bible.

38/306 Kirsten 09/16/09

You often came home with grievances. One of your little friends wasn’t treated fairly. Another was being too bossy or possessive…little children facing big life challenges. When I had heard enough I was reminded, your keen sense of justice is a gift, a treasure to nurture, not a fault.

37/306 Lane 09/15/09

Barely six years old, you came trudging home from a half day of Kindergarten, dragging your backpack behind. It was early spring, but you were already aware of the way that school demands would infringe on your time outdoors. “I just don’t have any free time any more,” you moaned!

36/306 Anne 09/14/09

After that last peer pastors’meeting she stood awkwardly behind. She repeated what she had already said, telling me, “I’m going to see the lavender fields!” I said that I remembered…and to fill her anticipatory silence, I asked her to think of me when she was there among the lavender.

35/306 Elizabeth 09/13/09

When we arrived you were already seated at Erin’s side. It wasn’t long before we started to draw together, first on my special paper and then…all over our bulletins! You were quite surprised and delighted at every move: tracing, drawing, shading, coloring! Your welcome made me feel right at home.

34/306 Dixie 09/12/09

You love to play games, especially cards!
You’re happy to cook and bake and prepare a feast.
You also like to keep all things in order.
You’re often funny even when you don’t intend to be.
In life you’ve adjusted to loss, adapted,
and found the strength to live on.

33/306 Perry 09/11/09

Your ear-to-ear grin greeted us!
Prepared for our arrival,
by cleaning up the whole apartment.
You were delighted to see Erin!
Talked and talked-
jokes, stories about your work,
and reports about your week.
You walked with a skip
and literally kicked up your heels!
“Exerting energy in acceptable manner!”

32/306 Mom at the Pittsburgh Zoo 09/10/09

You insisted that the furry little animals who were,
at the time nowhere to be seen were beavers.
You were, after all, the zoo expert!
So when we passed the sign, that clearly read, ‘sea otters,’
we just had to wait to hear the interchange!
And your husband...was delighted!

31/306 Carnegie Art Museum Security Woman 09/09/09

To pass the long work hours more quickly
or perhaps wishing you were a docent instead of a security guard
or simply expressing your tendency to extroversion
or covertly articulating a deeply held political persuasion
you offered the visitors your own words:
questions, learnings and comments on the dark painting.

30/306 Suzy 09/08/09

You were so smart, my first grade friend, at reading and spelling and math! We played together at recess and I went home with you after school one day. The big hill by your house was perfect for rolling down faster and faster until we stopped, dizzied, at the bottom!

29/306 Erin 09/07/09

Twenty-six years ago today, nine days before your due date, you surprised us with an early entrance! I only hoped it was the real thing! Three hours, some good coaching, hard work, an attempt to return home, and a little Demerol later, we heard your sweet cry! Happy Birthday, Erin!

28/306 Riley 09/06/09

Yesterday we made a new friend! Shy at first, she made up for it later in the afternoon! Didn’t eat much lunch…but she loved the fresh pears! Today is her “Hello Kitty” birthday party. Now she’s four, no longer three! Bret thinks she probably slept the whole way home.

27/306 Bret-the Motorcycle Safety Instructor Candidate 09/05/09

Reading, studying, preparing for class

Attending long days of training

Analyzing, planning, applying educational principles

Reviewing training DVD’s

Practicing setting up the range

Practicing your demonstration rides

Practicing evaluating your friends’ riding

Preparing range cards and handouts and lectures

Gathering highlighters, index cards and masking tape

Getting your game face on

26/306 Jerry 09/04/09

You’re getting a tiller for the back of your mower…planning on tilling for people in the spring and planting your own garden! They’ve asked you to sing in the choir again! Baxter’s at the pet beauty shop! Ms. Dunning is coming home! You accept some pears…and you’re gone.

25/306 Brenda 09/03/09

Compassionate and caring to everyone you meet
You laugh with those who laugh
And cry with those who cry

Energy and excitement just burst out
Busy with home and work and serving
Sharing, listening, praying, encouraging

You’re stronger than you ever dreamed
and more dependent than you may have hoped

24/306 Sam 09/02/09

I saw you in the distance down the path and finally caught up! Joanna got to ride in the stroller, but you rode your little bicycle all the way to the Dough Box for a sprinkle doughnut! You worked so hard…kept peddling…rested sometimes…then you zoomed ahead again!

23/306 Gavin 09/01/09

The doorbell rang…you bounded in shouting,
“I haven’t seen you since my grandma died!”
My how you’d grown!
You said you love school this year!
We loaded you up with garden goodies.
You left with pear juice running down your arm,
waving, on the back of your dad’s motorcycle.

22/306 Emma 08/31/09

Your little bottom lip puckered up and your face turned toward the floor. Your momma said you were sad because it was time to go to bed and you hadn’t gotten to do everything you wanted to do today. You hadn’t had any time to draw or paint or color!

21/306 Ben 08/30/09

Your eyes lit up when you saw those boxes of raspberries! You stuck your little hand in and grabbed as many as you could hold…again…and again! You squealed, “I love raspberries!” You’ll certainly eat them until your belly aches, and then turn around…and do the same tomorrow!

20/306 Jordan 08/29/09

You looked so alone sitting in your dormitory room under your loft in between orientation events. It’s one huge transition! But your bubbly personality, love of people, loyalty, inner strength, strong support of friends and family, and your faith will serve you well as you adjust! You can do this!

19/306 Wrong Number 08/28/09

“Is this the place with the self-propelled chopper for sale?”

“Well, my husband sometimes sells things…Is this chopper a lawn mower?”

“No, it’s for cutting hay.”

“Oh! You’re calling the farm implement dealer! Their phone number is one digit off from ours.”

“I’m so sorry! I must have the wrong number!”

18/306 Sister Ellen 08/27/09

I wasn’t sure how to begin with a new spiritual director. But the transition was seamless, I believe because of her grace, her gentleness, her keen sense of God’s Spirit and her courage. As she listens to my dreams, questions and fears, the Spirit descends and offers what I need.

17/306 Geralyn 08/26/09

Just a couple of years older than me, she taught my middle school students when they graduated to high school. Though our paths seldom crossed, she taught me much more than many people whom I’ve known well. She didn’t make it home for Christmas break and I was forever changed.

16/306 Pamela 08/25/09

Pastor, Preacher, Professor, Priestess, Philosopher, Poet

Advisor, Academic Scholar

Mentor, Mini Cooper Driver, Memory Keeper

Extrovert, Evangelical, Extraordinarily Gifted

Liberationist, Listener, Lifetime Learner (which makes you an excellent Teacher and a perpetual Student)

Also Trustworthy, Loyal, Truth-seeker, Tea-drinker, Nurse, Conversationalist, Theologian, Feminist, Humorist, Avid Reader, Children’s Literature Lover, Writer, Friend

15/306 Little Girl 08/24/09

Friday, you and your brother bounded into the doctor’s office waiting room with your daddy. Immediately you recognized the woman sitting beside me and the elderly couple with her. You all enjoyed your sweet reunion! When it was time to go, you smiled wide and hugged everyone tight...including me!

14/306 Man Behind 08/23/09

You were quite chatty, describing everything to your guests, also seated behind us at church. You explained that here, they focus only on fundamental, basic Christianity. You said, “It doesn’t matter how you get along with your neighbor! The only thing that matters is how you get along with God.”

13/306 Lane 08/22/09

You worked for weeks, researching, writing, preparing for the presentation. The topic was ‘veterans who act and work for peace.’ The presentation went well, and the participants asked good questions. It could easily be that your presentation will breathe resurrection of hope, life and wholeness for those broken by war.

12/306 Mom 08/21/09

So tender hearted, we’ve always teased you when you cried at a sad movie or at the airport just seeing others saying ‘Good-bye.’ It was the same tenderness that was evident today as you helped Grandma with her ice cream. I have to say, I’m glad I take after you.

11/306 Gloria 08/20/09

Holding a walking stick, she told the story, as if it was her own…of Jesus healing the woman who was severely bent over. In her imaginative and earthy way she drew us in, until we, too, recognized individuals in the crowd by their feet and celebrated her release joyously!

10/306 Kirsten 08/19/09

Thrilled by the prospect of the challenge,
hungry to compete again,
energized by love for the game,
still you felt no need to list
any accomplishments past.

It’s better in your mind,
to demonstrate what you can do today.
No team can have too many leaders like that!
Play ball!

9/306 Erin 08/18/09

So excited to share your new discoveries: before unnoticed sights, new friends and connections, delightful paths through the city, boutiques, fresh ideas! Synergistically, if not yet understood mathematically, the result is greater than the sum of parts. You are richer both for the discoveries and for offering them to others.

8/306 Perry 08/17/09

Music Man begins the day
with guitar in hand

Drum-a-dum-te-de-dum
the whole day long

Rides the air
on a jazz jammin’ flow

Analyzes hymns
both the music and the poem

Celebrates melody, rhythm,
band, musician friends and chord

Then the day ends
with a silly song
delivered with
complementary grin

7/306 Brody 08/16/09

Little one so loved and treasured
always blessed...specially today

Delight and deepest pleasure
just to watch you
smiling, cooing, cuddling, sleeping

May you always be surrounded
by the love and faith that bore you
and ever grow…mind, body, soul
to reflect the sweet love of Jesus our Lord.

6/306 Jon 08/15/09

I saw your sunglasses this morning…
didn’t realize it was you behind…
until I was told later.

But you were out of your Sunday bench…
your tussling brothers and watchful parents nowhere in sight.

…that was long ago…

Now you have Ivan and Nina
to keep in their Sunday benches.

5/306 Jill 08/14/09

I’m watering flowers, considering sabbatical revisions, when you walk across the street, and I get to hear about the way things worked, after a year away, for you to return to your previous teaching job…same grade, same room, same challenges, but with a fresh new affirmation of your passion.

4/306 Dorothy 08/13/09

Master Gardener
Lover of Food and Fun
Chicken and Egg Farmer
Grandpa’s Caregiver
Antique Collector
Woodworker
Furniture Refinisher
Cane-er
Wallpaper-er
Quilt Maker
Tatter
Bargain Hunter
Obituary Reader
Stranger to None
Student of People
Fisherwoman
Silly, Habitually
GREAT Grandma
Friend of Mine
Original Recycler
Businesswoman
Ahead of Her Time
My Gran

3/306 Marvin 08/12/09

Had to check his schedule…
Might be arranged…
He took my place on the ‘Independence’…
Salmon fishing on Lake Michigan.

“Why’s it always YOUR turn
when the big one’s on?” he asks Bret.

“Too bad Wanda couldn’t come…”

But his smile on the pictures tells the story.
It worked out.

2/306 Grandma K. 08/11/09

Grandma K. came to my house today. 91 years old, still learning, coping, finding her way, tooling in on her cart. She was concerned, wanted to see if I felt better. That’s so Orpha! A sympathetic ear to your pain, illness or injury. You can always count on her pity.

1/306 Bunsel 08/10/09

Strong, that’s you!
Also Intelligent, Dedicated,
Funny, and Fun!
Our love, life, and memories
I’m holding deep in my soul.

Competitive, Diligent, Intense,
Capable, Athletic, Very Handsome,
And that’s you as well.
Twenty-nine years:
Memories, Kids, Joys,
Disappointments, Love, Life Together.
I’m holding you deep in my soul.

Happy Anniversary!