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Joel,

You my love are one special man. Every bit of the person you are is impressive to me and everyone you meet. Did you know people tell me you're too good to be true all the time? And my response is always a simple "I know, right?!" But I mean it. People love you babe, and that's because you allow Jesus to consume more of your heart than anything else. I want to be more like that. I cannot express how grateful I am to have been given the second largest piece of your heart, but I would have taken the fourth or fifth even. Thank you for never trying to be someone you are not, because I love every part of who you are and God is so so pleased with the man you are. Happy birthday to the best person I know!

(PS I took a look back on all the birthday posts I've written for you and found it quite entertaining how different/the same they have all been. Here they are years 21, 22, and 23.)