BIRTHDAY WISHES: Happy Birthday, Sara O!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SARA!
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR ME,
FOR MY FAMILY,
AND ESPECIALLY FOR MY MOM!
FOR ALL THE TIMES YOU WENT BEYOND
WHEN/WHERE/WHAT OTHERS MAY NOT HAVE
DESPITE NOT BEING BLOOD-RELATED.
FOR KNOWING THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE BLOOD-TIES OR DNA
TO MAKE PEOPLE YOUR FAMILY.
(MORE SO "THANKS" FOR HELPING ME TO SEE IT THAT WAY.)
I ONLY WISH MORE PEOPLE WERE SO OPEN
AND ACCEPTING OF SUCH A CONCEPT.
FOR TREATING MY FAMILY WELL,
AND MOSTLY FOR LOVING MY FAMILY
- ESPECIALLY MAMA -
AS IF THEY WERE INDEED YOUR OWN.
FOR NEVER ASKING FOR ANYTHING IN RETURN.
FOR ALL THE TIMES YOU INCLUDED MY FAMILY
IN SPECIAL TRIPS OR OCCASIONS
WHEN THE IDEA MAY NOT HAVE CROSSED MY MIND FIRST.
FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE
TO ASK IF OTHERS NEED ASSISTANCE
OR FOR JUST TAKING THE "BULL BY THE HORN"
AND JUST HELPING THEM OUT.
FOR NEVER QUESTIONING THE THINGS I CHOSE TO DO
FOR MY LOVED ONES
AND FOR ENCOURAGING ME TO DO
MORE FOR THEM.
FOR ALWAYS PROVIDING A SAFETY NET
THAT PEOPLE NEED IN LIFE WHEN THINGS GO AWRY.
FOR CHEERING ON THE LOUDEST WHEN THINGS DID GO GREAT!
FOR NEVER LOOKING DOWN ON ME
OR FOR NEVER PUTTING ME DOWN
WHEN MY DECISIONS AND/OR IDEAS TURNED SOUR
OR NEVER SEEMED APPRECIATED BY OTHERS.
FOR PROVIDING A FOUNDATION FOR ME TO HEAL.
FOR BEING MY BEST FRIEND.
FOR MAKING MY LIFE - AND THOSE AROUND YOU -
BETTER...SIMPLY BY BEING A PART OF IT.
HAVE A GRAND DAY!