Happy Birthday, My First Heaven

My heart holds so many words I can’t let out.

Photo by Liv Bruce on Unsplash

It’s her birthday today.

All I could say was, “Happy birthday, mom.” But I wanted to say so much more. And I just couldn’t.

I pushed my little guy to hug her, snuggle her, and ask her how she would feel about making an apple cake since it’s her birthday today and we should celebrate…