Birthday Present
I have written a post about My daughter Mercy. I love her dearly.
November 22 is my birthday. Some years, my birthday falls on Thanksgiving Day. This year, it was the day before Thanksgiving. My daughter Mercy, her husband Will, and baby Autumn came on Sunday, November 19 and stayed until the day after Thanksgiving.
On my birthday, we went to the mall to do window shopping. We then had some photos taken in front of the only Christmas tree. Santa was there for kids’ visit and photos. We were going to have photos taken with different decorations, but it seemed like the decorations were down to minimal. Perhaps I hadn’t been to the mall during Christmas for many years and didn’t realize the shrinkage.
We had dinner at a restaurant. Mercy gave me a booklet for my birthday present. It entitled “I Love You, Mom. And Here’s Why!” Each page has a prompt for her to share her thoughts with me. When we got home, I couldn’t wait but read through the twenty-one pages. My eyes were filled with tears from the first line of Mercy’s writing, and the smile mixed with tears for the remaining pages.
Here are two examples of the pages.
The Showers of Blessings 
So happy for you to have a blessed loving relationship with your daughter and her new little family!
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Thank you, Teresa! You’ll be going to Bend in a week. Have a wonderful time!
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Thank you for Remembering!
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You’re welcome! How long will you stay?
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Just a couple of days. From my visit last year, we will only have limited time. But it is enough to make sure she knows we still love her and she is still part of our family! (my granddaughter)
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Oh, then you can take a vacation in addition to your visit to your granddaughter!!
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Oops happy late birthday Miriam
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Thank you Wally, I was late posting it anyway!
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Belated happy birthday Miriam – beautiful thoughtful gift from your daughter. 🙂
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Yes, Dahlia. She is very thoughtful. 🙂 🙂
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Ah, man, I’d love a patio room to paint and do all the same things as you, but I live on the third floor, in a one bedroom apartment. I doubt that they would let me add one.
I feel your pain. Ha. ;0)
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It would be cool if you could have one installed on the third floor! Oh well, here pop the dream bubble! 🙂
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This is really special!!
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Yes, Roth! Thank you. It’s a treasure!
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Belated birthday wishes, Miriam. Hope you had a wonderful time and what a lovely gift your lovely daughter has presented you with.
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Thank you so much! My daughter gave me a treasure!!
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Absolutely!
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Yes, thank you!
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Belated happy birthday Miriam and what a treasure your daughter Mercy has given you here – absolutely lovely! 🤗🎈🎁🎊💖
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Thank you so much, Xenia! Yes, it is so precious! I’m so touched by Mercy’s thoughtfulness. I value this treasure from her very much! 🙂 🙂 xox
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☺💜🙋♀️💕 xxx
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💖☺💗💎😊
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Lovely.
Belated happy birthday wishes x
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Thank you so much!! I just came back blogging yesterday. I have been busy for the last two months helping my daughter with the new baby!
Have a nice week!! xox
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Good to see you back again.
Hope your week is going well.
x
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Thank you so much! So far so good. 🙂 🙂
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Belated but right from depth of heart…sending you my honest wishes for awesome coming year of your life! Keep shining and smiling Miriam!
Your daughter is best daughter of the world. Such a thoughtful gift she chose to give You!
Belated happy birthday once again ❤☺
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Thank you very much, Meenakshi! She is such a sensitive, loving, caring and thoughtful person. I’m very thankful for her! 🙂 xox
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Happy belated birthday.
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It’s very kind of you, thank you, Susie!
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Wish it had been on the day.
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Don’t worry! I posted it yesterday! I was too busy for Thanksgiving. 🙂
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Happy birthday-and many more beautiful years to come-that gift is priceless!
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Thank you so much, Michele. Yes, it’s priceless, I know. I’m back to my blogging. I can read your wonderful story soon!
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Happy Birthday Miriam. May God grant you many more.
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Thank you for your kind blessing, Joyce!
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That is such an incredible gift, beautiful 🌹
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Thank you very much, Elaine! That’s the reason my eyes filled with tears! Thank you for your rose!
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You are so welcome Miriam.
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🙂 🙂 xox
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Oh, wow! What a spectacular Birthday gift! And Happy, happy Birthday! You are one blessed mama, and a beautiful person as well! ❤
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Thank you so much, Lynn! Yes, I count my blessing every day and not to take it for granted! 🙂 xox
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Happy belated birthday greetings
Have a blessed week.
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Thank you so much, Elsie. Wishing you a blessed week also! 🙂 xox
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Miriam, I am so sorry I missed your birthday, but belated birthday wishes and hugs. I love your daughter’s thoughtful gift 🙂 xx
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Don’t worry, I didn’t think of writing about it until last night. I was too busy over the Thanksgiving. Thank you so much! xox 🙂
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Such a lovely gift! Happy Birthday, Miriam!
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Thank you very much. I appreciate that !! xox
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😊❤
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🙂 🙂
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This is really beautiful.
Happy birthday Miriam.
Wishing you and your family all the best.
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Thank you so much, Nahla! We’re having Christmas and my daughter’s birthday (day after Christmas) together also!
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A belated Happy Birthday Miriam. What a priceless gift from Mercy. 🌼
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Oh thank you, Brigid! It’s heart warming to me. I feel like I want to get something like that for her birthday that is the day after Christmas. 🙂 🙂
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Happy Birthday!
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Thank you very much for your wishes!
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You’re welcome. Mine was actually yesterday. Sagittarius power! 😃
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Oh happy birthday to you. Hope you had a wonderful celebration. What does Sagittarius power mean? 🙂
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Hahaha! I have no idea. But if you’re a sagittarian, you have to be awesome. 😃😃
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Oh, I don’t know too much about horoscope, so I have no idea, but I’ll look it up. I’m right at the door – November 22 to December 1… ha, just got me in!
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Yeah, my oldest is on the 15th and he’s a Scorpio.
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The first day and last day of the sign share the sign next door, so I share the Scorpio.
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Happy happy birthday and now that you have a grandchild you are even more blessed and loved!😙🤗🤗
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Thank you very much, Garfield! The baby recognize my voice. It’s so cute and it adds happiness to me! 🙂 🙂
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Absolutely everything to be thankful for!
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Yes, thank you, Mel and Suan!
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Happy Birthday wishes. 🎈🎈🎈
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Thank you so much, Richard! Your wishes mean a lot to me! 🙂 🙂
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Just beautiful, Happy Birthday Miriam. 🙂
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Thank you so much. I appreciate it. 🙂
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What a beautiful gift Miriam. Mercy loves you so much. What a blessing 🙂 :):):) There aren’t enough smiley faces to do this justice :):)
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I know, Margaret! Thank you! Imagine that her dad, my ex, took her away from me for 5 years. I only saw her once. I prayed and cried myself to sleep. She got her freedom when turned 18. We started to rebuild the relationship! God is good. 🙂 🙂 I don’t have enough smiley faces wither. 🙂
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I was thinking the same thing about the rough patch you two went through, due to no fault of either of you but outside forces, and I am so thankful to God that He has you both right where He wants you to be. Even with the time missed look at all the beautiful feelings she has for you, and learned from you. Yes sweet Miriam God is good. :):):)
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Yes, Margaret. That is the reason I live a thankful life with gratitude every day! Thank you for thinking of us! 🙂 🙂
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:):):) You sure do Miriam, and it shows.:):):) You are most welcome. Blogging has sure expanded my prayer and thankful list :):)
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Yes, Margaret. I feel the same way about blogging. Good to have met you in this community!! 🙂 🙂
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May your coming year surprise you with the happiness of smiles, the feeling of love and so on. I hope you will find plenty of sweet memories to cherish forever. Happy birthday.
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful wishes! 🙂
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