to hannah

dear hannah-

today is your birthday.
since yours- every day for all of us has been a birthday.
your humor and quick wit are a guaranteed win in a mental duel.
when it comes to kindness, you have the lions share.
with this lions share you have a balanced helping of honesty and straightforwardness.
no task is too small for you to render unselfish and unasked for service.
your style is revolutionary. (and i envy it.)
you've never said much;
which makes what you do say so poignant;
and what you don't even more impressive.
wisdom came to you at a very young age.
you teach without knowing- from you, i've learned innumerable lessons.
besides all that (and more) you're beautiful hannah.

thank you for your kind heart.
thank you for loving my mary.
thank you for seeing ways to serve and doing them.
thank you for your goodness.
thank you for making me laugh.
thank you for being an example to me.
thank you for not saying anything and everything simultaneously.
thank you for a whole lot of things that are indescribable.

we love you.
we adore you.
we hope to be like you.
we wish you the happiest of birthdays.

because of you're first birthday each of my days since have been better.

love you hannah.
love
monique