Year of Yes – 114
It was little boy’s 12th birthday today. One of the traditions we have here is that I’ve been waking the kids up with a cupcake and a candle on their birthday morning for years.
Little boy had been teasing me that this would be hard to uphold as I’ve been sleeping until 7 most mornings and he gets up somewhere around 6am.
So I twisted and turned all night, worried I would miss my opportunity but my husband was smarter and set the alarm for 5am. I went downstairs, grabbed the cupcake and managed to wake up the little boy.
Even though this was his second time doing a birthday under a pandemic, home with just us and even though getting presents for a twelve year old is harder than anything, this boy was as gracious as he always is. He loved his presents and he setup a video chat with his friends where they played games for 3 hours. He said it was a perfect birthday.
His attitude and resilience and generosity of spirit always lifts me up. May we all be the kind of people who lift others up.
Happy birthday little boy, I love you with all my heart and soul.
Yes to celebrating, yes to traditions and yes to little boy.
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