This document expresses gratitude to God for another year of life, for the people who remembered the author on their birthday by sending cards, letters, and presents. The author thanks God for the experiences of the past year, including times of success that will be happy memories, times of failure that reminded the author of their weaknesses and need for God, and times of both joy and sorrow that ultimately drove the author closer to God. The author concludes by expressing their birthday wish without stating what it is.

1. o god i thank you for giving me anather year of life
i than you for all the people who have remembered to day and who have sent me
cards and letters and good wishes and presents for every thing which i have been enabled by
you to do and to be in the ;past year

2. 2011 jan
i thank you for all the experiencesof the past year fore the time of success which will alway
happy memories . for the time of failure which reminded me of my own weakness and
of my need of you for times of joy whenthe sun was shining for times of sorrow which drove me
to you
my birth
day wish