10/23/2007 10:01:21 PMFor the Religous Forum member approaching the Big "40" 

lovinglife437
Meadville, PA
age: 44


His birthday comes next week but I needed to post this now. The happiest of birthdays to you.... You give us much in these threads; I give back to you with this gift in respect of who you are.


To HappyFeet

The morning dawns to greet you
With sunshine on your face,
Yet glowing from within you
Is God’s eternal grace.

You rise to start another day
Unlike all those before
when burdens so engulfed you
And life was but a chore.

You dress and drive yourself to work
And do the tasks before you
Some will hear your concepts
And some might just ignore you.

You know the road you traveled
To achieve this state of mind;
You seek that which restores you,
You know that you will find.

Though you rise above the fire
There's poison in the smoke.
At times you must go hunting
Lest you begin to choke.

The rice is growing wild there,
The air is much more clear;
It's where you find your solitude
You listen and you hear.

Who you are and what you'll be -
not yet clearly defined;
Things you see that others can’t
Gives vision to the blind

A gift unlike no other
You bless each path you cross
You do not heal, but light instead
The pathway of those lost

God chose you for good reason
To bear this toilsome bane
The Son, God’s light inside you
The Truth you share, God’s rain

And so you give it freely,
Yes God is pleased, indeed.
You humbly offer water
To His many growing seeds.

You carry on the purpose
Of that Baby in a manger;
You, a warrior of the Lord
My friend, the Iron Ranger.

10/29/2007 2:40:42 PMFor the Religous Forum member approaching the Big "40" 

iron_ranger
Owatonna, MN
age: 40


Hey Cathy -
i know that you are still out there peeking....
very special gifts and i dont know what to say actually. Never contemplated a birthday but this one i am. I got my life in a box today and that was very special too. dont think anyone gave me anything so thoughtful on my birthday - thanks from the bottom of my heart.

10/29/2007 4:04:25 PMFor the Religous Forum member approaching the Big "40" 

swcw25
Woonsocket, RI
age: 49


HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BOY!!!!! LOL Sending lots of HUGS+LOVE your way today!!!

Wish I could spend it with ya and eat some of that rice you been picken!LOL You are in my thoughts and prayers always!!!

love+peace,mary