HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIA...

                   

God gave a gift to the world when you were born
a person who loves, who cares,
who sees a person’s need and fills it,
who encourages and lifts people up,
who spends energy on others
rather than herself,
someone who touches each life she enters,
and makes a difference in the world,
because ripples of kindness flow outward                                        

as each person you have touched, touches others.
Your birthday deserves to be a national holiday,
because you are a special treasure
for all that you’ve done.
May the love you have shown to others
return to you, multiplied.
I wish you the happiest of birthdays,
and many, many more,
so that others have time to appreciate you
as much as I do.

               

It's that one special day created with you,
When wishes rain in for the year coming new.
You'll gather this year which travelled too fast,
Weed out the regrets of time reaped by the past.
Harvest the days God planted with blessings,
Your health, your family, and valuable life-lessons.
Although we're apart on Your day of the year,
With faith and God's love our hearts bloom without fear.