Tuesday, July 19, 2005

many springs gone by




my daughter, my lovely daughter, with her anxious heart and her adventurous soul, turns twenty-three today.
i wish her - now, always - happiness, prosperity and peace of mind, but also: faith in herself, patience with life's imperfections, and the confidence and courage to continue pursuing her dreams.
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gefeliciteerd, marieke!



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  1. EdwinekJuly 19, 2005 at 10:10 AM

    You don't leave much out... I wish her a stubborn optimism and resilience. And of course a wonderful day!

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  2. Wim van der MeijJuly 19, 2005 at 10:27 AM

    Congratulations to Marieke (and , in the Dutch way, to you and her father as well). Her way of standing there and looking shows that she is not yet up to all the vicissitudes of life, but getting there by watching and learning.

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  3. pieterbieJuly 19, 2005 at 5:48 PM

    Many happy returns, Marieke.
    Love the clouds in this photo.
    Any idea how old Marieke was when this was taken?
    Ah, 23. Great age to be.

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  4. mattJuly 20, 2005 at 2:22 AM

    Happy birthday lovely, anxious, adventurous daughter of Lynn. I love the pony tail blowing in the wind and, somehow, you've captured all of those verbal descriptors you mention about your daughter. Very nice.

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  5. FlightlessJuly 20, 2005 at 11:59 PM

    Happy birthday!

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  6. btezraJuly 21, 2005 at 12:00 AM

    ~happy birthday indeed...and I must say you strike me as one heck of a mom...~

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  7. soul clinicJuly 21, 2005 at 1:28 AM

    lovely. what camera is that?

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  8. lorJuly 21, 2005 at 1:08 PM

    happy birthday! all the very very best:)

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  9. shirley(oma)July 24, 2005 at 9:05 PM

    how soul-wrenchingly beautiful, Lynn. You are indeed a daughter in a million and I love you very much. A birthday card for my granddaughter to treasure all her life -

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  10. RacheJuly 29, 2005 at 1:22 AM

    Wow, is that DEVON? If I am correct - it's one of my favorite places in the world.

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  11. michael singerAugust 6, 2005 at 5:30 PM

    i wish her all the best!

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