Dear Emily,
Congratulations on your 15th Glad to Be Alive Day. Each year added is a gift to you and all of us. So, my letter will be about gifts.
The first gift to me was my birth/my life. Yes, 61 years ago my parents were blessed with a baby girl they named Ann Marie. Little did they know I would be the second with ten more to come. My parents loved me, nurtured me and finally sent me to fly on my own. The gift of life is not to be taken for granted … it is to be cherished, molded and formed into who we will be. It takes constant work and repairs along the road to maturity and wisdom.
The gift of wisdom. Wisdom is a gift to use every day. It helps us be the person we are and I love the person I am. I love with my whole heart, feel other people’s pain, I have a sense of humor, I give with complete joy, and I have made the most wonderful friends throughout my life.
The gift of friendships. I have friends that go as far back as elementary school. I have friends I met last year. I have friends who I know will always be there for me. I have friends I will always be there for. My friends come in all sizes and shapes; all colors and religions. They are responsible for who I have become…that lady I love. My friends are more precious than gold. These people are not to be taken for granted either. They must be tended to like a fine flowering plant of peonies (my favorite flower). Gentle loving care.
The gift of family. How could we be part of the human race without our family? Good or bad, wealthy or poor, sick or healthy, happy or sad, our family is our rock in life. We would be lost without a connection to a family. We wouldn’t be able to turn around and know we have someone with the same genes running through their blood. With billions of years of the earth coming together in what we know now, it was destined we would be born to a family on this earth. God decreed it. I was blessed with a family of my own. I had the husband I loved and my children that I adore. God even blessed me with a son-in-law. What more could I ask for? (Grandchildren!!!)
The gift of God. Actually, God would say we are His gift. From the minute we were conceived we were destined to be a gift to His world. Thank you God for the many gifts you have given me.
The gift of Emily. Emily you are a gift from heaven. Every minute with you on this earth has been a gift to humanity. Without you, my life would be incomplete. I wouldn’t know the true meaning of courage or hope. I would never know the degree that I could love and admire someone. You are that fine, flowering peony plant.You supply me with surprise, love, beauty, and the knowledge that there will always be someone more important than myself. So what is there to realize?
You realize that peonies bloom on peony trees. A cat doesn’t become a chicken. Tulips are tulips not roses. You realize that to be you is great. You don’t have to be anyone but you. You are blooming in your life just as a peony blooms on a peony tree. Further, a beautiful peony flower does not worry about when it will wilt and fall to the ground. It does not compete with the flower next to it; but rather blooms with its whole self. I love you Emily…………Ann Marie
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