Happy Birthday, Terra!

For Terra

(cue the music...)

da-da da-da da-da

"They say it's your birthday! It's my birthday too, yeah.

They say it's your birthday. We're gonna have a good time..."

I remember turning 30, and 40 and well, I'm not touching upon the next

landmark birthday looming before me...

On this very special day in your life, I search for the right words.

But what pearls of wisdom do I have to offer, if any?

Birthdays seem to be anniversaries for introspection and self-evaluation.

Birthday landmarks are a time to for the people in your life to remind you that

you are worth celebrating!

So, on this anniversary of your 30 years

I wish you:

a feeling of joy with every sunrise

a sense of well-being at every sunset

plenty of play time

a home large enough to hold your personal library of books

lots of wishes come true

endless moments of wonder

very few tears

a reason to smile at least once a day

a heart full of love

and

a lifetime of memories to cherish with every passing year.

Happy Birthday Terra,

with love.

Free Books for Soldiers!

I recently adopted a soldier who is stationed in Afghanistan. I adopted my soldier, after hearing about the Adopt a US Soldier Organization (http://www.adoptaussoldier.org/) from a co-worker, who has already adopted 2 soldiers! A friend of mine, who reads my blog, read my story about adopting Dylan, and has adopted a US Soldier, too! It's amazing how just word of mouth can achieve wonderful things.


Today, I learned from my neighbor, a local bookstore in Phoenix, Dog Eared Pages Used Books, is boxing up used books and sending them to soldiers stationed abroad! All they need is a name & address of a soldier and they'll take care of the rest. Or, if you're interested, you can make a donation to help their cause.

Check out their website: http://www.dogearedpagesusedbooks.com/?page=shop/disp&pid=page_event&CLSN_2929=127808875029293b431247e1a83a2ebb

I come from a family of readers and know what joy a good book can bring. It makes great sense to send books for those soldiers in stationed abroad who can't just pop into a local bookstore to pick up a great read. I plan on giving them the name & address for my adopted US Soldier! If you know of anyone who might be interested in sending books to a soldier serving this country, please pass this link along!



So, now it passes from me to you.... I hope you'll pass it along.