I needed. You showed me that love and presence, not perfection, is what truly makes a mother. 58. Thank you for teaching me patience when parenting felt overwhelming and for reminding me that motherhood is both grace and grit. Your calm wisdom and steady reassurance helped me and continues to help me see that even in the most tiring moments, patience has a way of renewing strength and turning challenges into joy. 59. Thank you for loving Abi and Sean as deeply and tenderly as you love me. The way you embrace them with the same care, prayers, presents, and affection you’ve always given me fills my heart with gratitude. Through your love, they have known the warmth of a grandmother’s heart — gentle, unwavering, and pure. 60. Thank you for being their storyteller, their teacher. You are their ‘Grandma of Wonder,’ ‘Grandma of Discipline,’ and ‘Grandma of Love.’ Through your stories, your lessons, and your gentle guidance, you’ve filled their world with curiosity, wisdom, and warmth. You’ve shaped another generation and left an imprint only a grandmother’s love can make. 61. Thank you for helping me balance work, love, and family. For almost a decade and a half, you poured your time, energy, and resources into caring for both of our children, Abi and Sean, making countless sacrifices so that Paa Kwasi and I could pursue our lives, dreams and thrive. Your unwavering love and selfless devotion have shaped my family in ways words can barely capture. None of it is ever taken for granted. We are who we are today because of your sacrifices. I carry the gift of those sacrifices in every step we take. 62. Thank you for being my steadfast prayer warrior through every storm. In moments of doubt and fear, your unwavering faith and quiet strength lifted me, your prayers carving paths through life’s challenges. You have shown me that truly faith can move mountains, that hope can light the darkest paths, and that love, expressed through prayer and devotion, holds the power to guide, comfort, and sustain. Your prayers have been my anchor, and your faith, a beacon I will always carry in my heart. 63. Thank you for never letting bitterness or hardship dim your light. Through every challenge, loss, and trial, you have remained radiant, resilient, and full of grace, showing me that strength is not the absence of struggle, but the courage to shine despite it. 64. Thank you for being the matriarch who keeps our family united. Your love, peaceful spirit, wisdom, and steady guidance create the bonds that hold us together, showing us that family is defined by care, presence, and unwavering support. 65. Thank you for every sacrifice you made, especially the ones I never even knew. Silently, without a word or a fanfare, you gave of yourself - your time, your energy, your dreams - shape mine and lay the foundation of my life. I carry that gift with deep gratitude and reverence. 66. Thank you for your daily calls to check on us and for never letting distance weaken our bond. If we miss even a day of talking, you’re quick to say, “I haven’t heard from you in ages!” Truth be told, I feel just as disoriented when I don’t hear your voice daily. Yet, in your classic style, you never The Birthday Journal 193
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