dual personalities

Today we toast daughter #2 who was born on this day in 1990. She may have been my neglected third child, but I think she turned out awfully well.

Things did not work out for Sally Amis, for whom this poem was written, but I know you are happy.

So happy birthday, precious daughter.

Watch over your child O Lord, as her days increase; bless and guide her, and keep her ever unspotted from the world. Strengthen her when she stands; comfort her when discouraged or sorrowful; raise her up if she falls; and in her heart may your peace which passes understanding abide all the days of her life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.