"Lots of Loving Wishes..."

...from the bottom of my heart

all wrapped up in

lots of summertime joy and

crowned with a couple of cactus flower blooms

to wish my dad

a super Happy Birthday #88!

"To laugh often and much,

to win the respect of intelligent people

and

the affection of children...

To earn the appreciation of honest critics

and

endure the betrayal of false friends...

To appreciate beauty...

To find the best in others...

To leave the world a bit better-

whether by a healthy child,

a garden patch,

or a redeemed social condition...

To know even one life has breathed easier

because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded!"

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thanks dad, for showing me the way... ♥