Happy 80Happy 80thth Birthday BirthdayRita ShortRita Short

BEGINNINGS…BEGINNINGS…““We all grow up with the We all grow up with the weight of history on us.  weight of history on us.  Our ancestors dwell in the Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies.”  every cell of our bodies.” 

Shirley AbbotShirley Abbot

FAMILY…FAMILY…““You don't choose your You don't choose your family.  They are God's gift family.  They are God's gift to you, as you are to to you, as you are to them.” them.” Desmond Desmond TutuTutu

“To the outside world, we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time.”

Clara Ortega

““Is solace anywhere more comforting Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister?”than in the arms of a sister?”

Alice WalkerAlice Walker

““Sisters don't need words.  Sisters don't need words.  They have perfected a They have perfected a language of snarls and language of snarls and smiles and frowns and smiles and frowns and winks - expressions of winks - expressions of shocked surprise and shocked surprise and

incredulity and disbelief.  incredulity and disbelief.  Sniffs and snorts and gasps Sniffs and snorts and gasps

and sighs - that can and sighs - that can undermine any tale you're undermine any tale you're

telling.” telling.”  Pam BrownPam Brown

MARRIAGE…MARRIAGE…““What a happy and holy fashion it is What a happy and holy fashion it is

that those who love one another that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow.”should rest on the same pillow.”

Nathaniel HawthorneNathaniel Hawthorne

“I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance; a church filled with flowers and friends. I asked him what kind of wedding he wished for; he said one that would make me his wife.” Anonymous

“The institution of marriage was begun that a man and a woman might learn how to love and, in loving, know joy; that a man and a woman might learn how to share pain and loneliness and, in sharing, know strength.” Kenneth W. Phifer

““A successful marriage requires falling A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the in love many times, always with the

same person.” same person.” Mignon McglauphinMignon Mcglauphin

““May the gods grant you May the gods grant you all things which your all things which your

heart desires, and may heart desires, and may they give you a husband they give you a husband and a home and gracious and a home and gracious

concord, for there is concord, for there is nothing greater and nothing greater and

better than this - when a better than this - when a husband and wife keep a husband and wife keep a household in oneness of household in oneness of

mind, a great woe to their mind, a great woe to their enemies and joy to their enemies and joy to their

friends, and in high friends, and in high renown.”renown.” HomerHomer

CHILDREN…CHILDREN…““You can learn many things from children.  You can learn many things from children. 

How much patience you have, for instance.”How much patience you have, for instance.”   

Franklin P. JonesFranklin P. Jones

““When you are a mother, you are never really When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts.  A mother always has to alone in your thoughts.  A mother always has to

think twice, once for herself and once for her think twice, once for herself and once for her child.”child.”

Sophia LorenSophia Loren

““If evolution really works, how come mothers only If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?”  have two hands?” 

Milton BerleMilton Berle

““God could not be everywhere, so he created God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers.” mothers.”

Jewish ProverbJewish Proverb

““A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.”  best, but his mother the longest.” 

Irish Proverb Irish Proverb

And how could we And how could we forget …forget …

GRANDCHILDREN…GRANDCHILDREN…

““It's one of nature's ways that we It's one of nature's ways that we often feel closer to distant often feel closer to distant generations than to the generations than to the generation immediately generation immediately preceding us.”  preceding us.”  Igor StravinskyIgor Stravinsky

““Few things are more delightful Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over than grandchildren fighting over

your lap.”  your lap.”  Doug LarsonDoug Larson

““Nobody can do for little Nobody can do for little children what grandparents children what grandparents do.  Grandparents sort of do.  Grandparents sort of

sprinkle stardust over the lives sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” of little children.” 

AnonymousAnonymous

May the road rise to meet you.May the road rise to meet you.May the wind be always at your May the wind be always at your

back.back.May the sun shine warm upon May the sun shine warm upon your your face.face.And rains fall soft upon your And rains fall soft upon your fields.fields.And until we meet again,And until we meet again,May God hold you in the hollow May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.of His hand.

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday

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