Happy 16th Birthday Catherine Therese!!

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Although you'll never read this my sweet Catherine, I love you. 16 years ago you changed our life forever. All of your siblings have done this in their own way but you have done so in a very special way. You have made me more empathetic, compassionate, and much more prayerful. Your smile lights up the world around you and we are all blessed by it.  It's not easy living with a saint. You remind me of my weakness and limited time on this earth. You challenge me to go deeper within myself and find what the Lord is trying to teach me...usually patience. You are made in His image and likeness but He uses you so that I can see my own beauty, goodness, and shortcomings.  You struggle mightily against me with every bath, diaper change, and wardrobe change. I struggle mightily with Him against all the changes He wills in my life. You depend on me and your mom for even the simplest of things. You teach me to depend on Him for everything and not rely on my on strength. You teach me that I
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Thomas and His Brothers: A Poem

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Blessed is he who does not see,
Yet believes in Him still.
Blessed is he who receives the grace,
Won upon that hill.

Blessed is he who still believes,
In the One who was pierced through.
Blessed is he who keeps the faith,
Though years a faith may undo.

Blessed is he who does not doubt,
But believes the words of others.
Blessed is he who is not shaken,
By Thomas and his brothers.

More poetry is available from James M. Hahn in The Last Dragon and Other Poems available now.

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