"I'm glad you were born!"

My friend Dave called me this morning for what has become a traditional birthday call. "I'm glad you were born," he said. "I hope you don't mind, I stole the line from you. I call all my friends on their birthdays to tell them that."

"Of course I don't mind," I told him. "Share the love!"

Any day is a good time to tell those we love that we are glad they were born, that they made their way into our lives, that they are so great... But why not make a special effort on a birthday?

My biggest thanks today go to my mother, for bearing me, birthing me, raising me, and letting me go. Thanks, Mom... I'm glad I was born.

Heather