Friday, July 31, 2009

Happy Birthday Mommy!



I love you so much sweetie! Britton and I are excited that today is the day we celebrate you (at least purposefully). Thank you for your love, your sweetness, your nuturing, your spell-checking, your cooking...but most of all we both are blessed because God has chosen you to be my wife and to be Britton's mom. Everything else pales in comparison to the gift that you are to us!

She Walks In Beauty
by Lord Byron
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o'er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling place.

And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

2 comments:

Margaret said...

Happy Birthday, Em! I love you, Mom

By God's Design said...

Thank you sweetie!