A Celeb r at i o n o f "Y ou -ness"
y a r o o for H Jacob!
Made Special For
Made Special By
Jacob
Mom and Dad By Marianne Richmond
A Celeb r at i o n o f “Y ou -ness�
y a r o o for H Jacob!
Made Special For
Made Special By
Jacob
Mom and Dad
By Marianne Richmond
Jacob, We are so proud to celebrate your “you-ness� Love, Mom and Dad
Jacob, for quite a long time, the world saved a place. Millions were born, yet none filled your space...
second of a minute of one e h t l i Un t y, you took your first brea a d l a i th spec
orl and the w d said
Hooray!
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ing preceded your earthly n n a l p debut But as all was completed in the you-ness of you.
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ess?” you ask: Quite hard to describ n u o e, “Y o u y r style of being it’s , your rhythm o ibe. rv m u s o f d y ou that sets e gran h you apart. t s ’ t I Your body and brains plus y our spirit and heart.
“Okay...” you might think, “but I’m not sure I see why the big fuss and hooray about me.”
Then get set to enjoy the big celebration of the you-ness of you, Jacob, a remarkable creation!
Jacob, isn’t it something that your wonderful face is not like another in the whole human race?
Your smile, for starters, curves up just so when you laugh and act silly or tell jokes that you know.
e body you live in h T can jump, danc e and play h custom built pa t i rts w to move your own way.
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And your certain good looks are just one teensy part of the you-ness galore of your mind and your heart. This is the essence of what you’re about, Jacob, the true who of you within and throughout.
nce, the way your brain likes a t s n i to think. For � , happens you say, like a sneeze o t s u j t r a blink. “I u s r e r , b o ut predictab atic, f m le not, o t u A ther has your process of though o o n t. for
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You think big ideas a nd original sche es. m Your wide-eyed s. m a wishes are yo e r ur dreamiest d
And your feelings deep down are colorful creations a kaleidoscope of moods and emotional sensations. Jacob, who else can know your kind of glad, silly, excited, grumpy, or sad?
foods you find yummy. e r a e r Th e te color or two. i r o v a Af you don’t like, but more that you s g n i do! Th
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And the cool thing that’s true, Jacob, is how you can grow when there’s thinking to change or new stuff to know.
Jacob, you’re perfect as you, but my friend, you will see days when delighted is not what you’ll be You might even think, “I’d sure wish to be like him, her or them. Any person but me!”
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Lookin’ Good, Jacob!
Then stop that at once, Jacob, put gloom on the shelf. Say, “Good-bye doubt” and “HOORAY SELF!”
The Big
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Jacob, if people compare you with another like a mother or sister or uncle or brother,
Family Reunion
to them you can say for certain indeed, “I’m completely for sure ME guaranteed!”
Jacob!
m head to toe tip, you’re truly or o r f , s iginal, Ye a creation-in-progress, a distinct individual. world over, and you’ll neve e h t k r f in d Loo a duplicate of you-ness that’s your one-of-a-kind!
Jacob, on the day you were born, the world grew by one life with big purpose and much to be done. Look in the mirror. Love who you see. Stand tall. Smile big. Shout,
Hooray for Me!
Dedicated to Cole James, Adam Jon, Julia Rose, and Will David whose you-ness I love. –MR
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