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Category Archives: Birthday Letters

2017 October | Josiah’s 5th Birthday Letter

As I sit and think about what I want to say to you on your 5th birthday, I feel big feelings. You bring that out in me. I think I bring it out of you too. Neither you or I are very good at hiding how we feel. It’s a weakness and a strength, and […]

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December 2016 | Adela Turns 7

Hey Baby, (yes, you will always be my baby just as Mimi has always said to me about me),  you’re seven. Halfway to fourteen. One third of the way to twenty-one. Yikes. What do I want you to know someday about these days we’re living now? …hm… I want to thank you, first of all. […]

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October 2016 | Josiah’s Mario Time 4th Birthday & Letter

Josiah, my son, you are four. As of today.What are you like?… hm… well… If given a choice of goody, you will always choose chocolate flavor. Cake? Chocolate. Ice cream? Chocolate. Candy? Chocolate. You are a simple man with simple, and often very specific tastes. For example, you like cheese, but it cannot be melted […]

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