Have you ever had your birthday celebrated? As a child? As an adult? Perhaps it’s hundreds of people sending you Facebook messages you can’t keep up with. Or maybe a lovely dinner with your spouse. Or a sibling or a friend does something special for you. Or you receive a handmade card from your child.
Whatever it is, many of us know the showering of love that can happen on a birthday. Others don’t. I’ve learned that from the Sisters of Life in New York. So many of the women they serve — who come to them pregnant and in need of support — have never had a birthday celebrated. The women often come to them abortion-minded because of desperate circumstances. These Catholic nuns love on them. And that includes making a big deal about their birthdays. I’ve been a recipient of their birthday love. They truly celebrate the gift of life.
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