My Son's Birthday/

You do not know how much love your heart can hold until you have a child.

Today is my son's birthday; he is 44 years old. The time has gone by so quickly; and time has proven what I have known all along. Adam is a very special person.

Oh, sure, he has broken my heart a few times. The first time I can remember was when he was five years old and refused to sing in the Cherub Choir at church. That was when I realized he was his own person, and would not always want to do what I wanted him to do. Another time, when he told me he wasn't going to a traditional college, I cried for two days. It took me that long to realize that I couldn't plan his life and make it perfect according to mom. He had his own thoughts and dreams, and he would live his life the way he wanted to live it, not how I thought was best.

But I could not have asked for anyone better than the man he has turned out to be—loving, compassionate, sympathetic, hard working, and a wonderful son, husband, father, and now grandfather.

Happy birthday, Adam! I hope all your dreams for the future come true. You have fulfilled my life more than you will ever know.