My niece Anne's birthday is tomorrow. She will be 24 years old! Her mother hosted a big birthday bash with a fantastic Italian themed dinner, with tiramisu for the birthday cake. The birthday girl was not really basking in the glow. She said several times to me that it didn't need to be her birthday celebration, that we needn't have brought gifts, that it was her mother's excuse to have a dinner party. What does a person say to all that? I told her it was the custom in our country to honor people on their birthdays. I'm sorry that it makes her so uncomfortable. She was a lovely host though as she made a point of going around and talking to everyone. NICE. It's hard to know how to love a person, ya know? It's like cracking a safe, or solving a puzzle to know how to love some people, no? It can only be hoped that somewhere in the midst of community that the love gets through. God bless Anne and all of my nieces and nephews as they travel in their worlds, hopefully receiving the message over and over again how much they are loved. Thanks Aileen for inviting us .. a chance to celebrate Anne!
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