To my mom,

You are extremely special in my heart

You are kind, generous, joyful, optimistic, compassionate, loving and kind, albeit sometimes naggy as the years go by :)

You have taught me a lot about life by sharing with me what you read, know & learn about as you still do, ever so regularly

You have shown me what it means to love others more than they love you

Your patience have taught me how to be patient

And your dedication & commitment to be the best mother you can be to me as I was growing up inspire me to want to be a wonderful mother some day too

Your laughter is infectious as the whole family always laughs with you

While your warmth is ever so endearing that I get reminded of it everyday

On this wonderful 50th birthday, I want to let you know (again),

Just how much Luke, I & other loved ones (you know who) treasure and love you so much

How you have made our worlds, a happy loving place

And that you are an angel to each of us in your ways

May the Lord continue to bless you and keep you as he always do

Your children,

Luke & Nat

(the above photos are from the surprise lunch we planned for on 2 May 2011. More on that later…)