Jonathan’s 39th Birthday

3/26/2015

by Nate Bender

Your 39^th birthday offers a call to reflect:

On the path you’ve trod,

On the station we now find you,

And the course now being set.

Like a certain predecessor

You’ve followed your spirit,

A free and searching one at that!

You’ve integrated vocational experiences

Into forming a more rewarding and sustainable future.

You’ve embraced marriage and family with steadfast zeal,

Adapting to special needs parenting demands

With grace and increased effectiveness.

Most of all, you make your parents proud;

Pride in the character you possess,

Pleasure in the mark you are making

On the larger world community,

And joy in forming the next generation.

Happy Birthday my dear Son.