"The one where two birthdays coincide..."

July has always been that particular month of the year where a lot of candles are blown, and cakes being savored in a fête that are birthdays. The pleasant serendipity of commemorating another years' passing for my two most dear women - brings forth another opportunity for myself to offer them many salutations and congratulations.

Age may appear as just a number, but it is in this cliche that we receive solemn remembrance that life should be lived in its moments and not by years. It is not the years in our life that matters, but instead the life in our years. These two, have (and still will) indeed lived their lives in moments rather than their years.

Happy Birthday Aiysha, Happy Birthday Mom! I wish the both of you nothing less than days full of exuberance and excitement; and a year flanked by jubilant achievements and happy memories in between. May you both always be that shining light bringing life into the lives of others, and may God befall you all the joy and happiness one could ever have.

May the both of you live long, gloriously illustrious lives; and with that I wish only many, many returns for the day you two turn - not a year older, but a year wiser.

-JeP