Comment from Carol Clark2

Excellent

This is a sweet birthday poem for Teri, and I hope she has a lovely and special day. It's so nice to learn a few extra things about her through your words. Yes, she loves her little kitties, and the kitten songs are cute. Blessings. Carol

 Comment Written 07-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023

Hi Carol, I thank you for the very kind comments for my poem and the sweet wishes for Teri. I know she will appreciate it as much as I do. Thanks again Sweet friend.

reply by Carol Clark2 on 09-Jul-2023

You're welcome. Thanks for remembering Teri on her special day.

Comment from Mary Vigasin

Excellent

A wonderful birthday wishes to Teri by telling of her faith and her three sons. It is a wonderful introduction to others who may not know her as a person and a writer.
I love the cats singing Happy Birthday. Since Teri is a cat lover it is a real treat.
Best wishes
Mary

 Comment Written 07-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023

Hi there Mary, y'know she never did share with me how many cats she has, but she has such a big heart that I bet it's a lot. And I thank you for the very kind comments for my poem and the sweet wishes for Teri. I know she will appreciate it as much as I do.

Comment from Terry Broxson

Excellent

LOL, I love the birthday cats! I am also sure Teri loves them too. Your poem is wonderfully written and connects a lot of points of her life. Debi, nicely done...and Happy Birtday Teri! Terry.

 Comment Written 07-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023

Hey Terry, your the best! I thank you for the very kind comments for my poem and the sweet wishes for Teri. I know she will appreciate it as much as I do.

Comment from LJbutterfly

Excellent

You have written a great story about Teri and her three sons. Your perfect melodic rhythm made it enjoyable to read. I didn't know Teri had three sons and cats.

I don't believe I actually watched those cats sing Happy Birthday again.

 Comment Written 07-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 07-Jul-2023

LOL, Lorraine, I promise not to use the kittens on your upcoming poem.. I need to come up with a different format or something big for you on the 13th. And I know that you already sent me some stuff about your life and if you have anything else, I would be happy to look at it. Otherwise if I have any questions I will pm you, ok? Thanks for the kind comments, my sweet friend.

Me again Lorraine. I just went and checked on mynotes from you and you didn't really send me anything except talkedabout me reading your story about," lies I tell my children.. I loved that one!
But I had no notes about you, so maybe by next Tuesday you could send me as little or as much as you want. Thanks!

Comment from Jannypan (Jan)

Exceptional

What a fun and informative poem for Teri's
birthday, Debi. I enjoyed reading and believe
Teri will too. Your words were descriptive and well-
chosen. You gave readers great insight into her life.
Throughout your poem, the focus remained on the
wonderful lady Teri is. The rhymes worked well without
being forced and the flow was smooth. Readers who've
not interacted with Teri learned some great facts about
her. I know how much she loves her kitties. The video
was precious, and I'm sure she will love it.
Thanks for sharing, Jan

 Comment Written 07-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 07-Jul-2023

Jan, I thank you so so much for your wonderful reviews and comments as usual. Once again giving the most thorough observations. Thanks for the six stars as well. I'm glad you liked the kitties.. I have a friend of the most awesome connection with videos and YouTube.Speaking of cats that story the other day did where I named them.after yours and the others. I didn't care so much about what the others looked like, but Abby was a different story and both my black cats were half while. So I had to do a little art work
to make her look all black. Of you look real close you can see a little but of the cats true colors. She was partly brown. LOL didn't know if you noticed. Thanks again Jan!

Comment from jacquelyn popp

Excellent

Your poem is such a sweet and wonderful tributer to Teri and her husband. I loved the picture of Teri kneel in prayer and her cat. The video was entertaining, and a very nice addition to your poem. I always enjoy reading your birthday wish poems that seem to be magical. Thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 07-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023

Hi Jacquelyn, it is so good to connect with you again. I thank you for the very kind comments for my poem and the sweet wishes for Teri. I know she will appreciate it as much as I do.

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

This is such a sweet birthday poem for our sweet sister Teri ! Thank you covering the joys of her life - her family! And she is a singer and musician, too, who always gives praise to Jesus! Thank you for posting this!!

 Comment Written 07-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 07-Jul-2023

I feel so bad I had three more stanzas written for her and it started to sound more like a documentary. I wrote about her being in the gospel trio and he first love being the Lord but it seemed important to her too to get family and about her sisters death. I was really torn and should email you the original.

reply by lyenochka on 07-Jul-2023

Oh, I'm sure she would love it, too! 💞💖

reply by the author on 07-Jul-2023

I might just add some of it back again. I was over tired from working on it most of the night. It is much harder now with kids coming here during the day and something is going on with my eyes that I worried about, but when I called they said to give it a couple more days. Since they did the second eye I started noticing it is hard to focus. So I asked if it was because of the monovision lenses that they put in my eyes, one is set to see close up and one for far away. It is really weird feeling.

reply by lyenochka on 07-Jul-2023

Sorry about that. But please don't overwork yourself! My eyes do that naturally. One eye sees far and the other sees up close. Somehow the brain figures it out. Yours will too soon enough! 💖🙏

Comment from aryr

Excellent

This was wonderful, a total tribute to Teri and her husband Tom, Debi. I loved the picture of Teri kneel in prayer and her cat. I found the cat video very entertaining. Very well done and greatly enjoyed. Blessings n Hugs!!!

 Comment Written 07-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023

Hi Ali, you are so sweet. I thank you for the very kind comments for my poem and the sweet wishes for Teri. I know she will appreciate it as much as I do.

Comment from Spitfire

Excellent

I love that video. Teri is a faithful fan for my posts. I'm glad to read more about her life. So sad about her sister. Great line: But suddenly, they blinked, and there would be another boy.

 Comment Written 07-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023

Hi Shari, yes, I just had to use that same video for her as I knew she loved cats too. I thank you for the very kind comments for my poem and the sweet wishes for Teri. I know she will appreciate it as much as I do.

Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

Hi Debi,
Another good birthday poem. I like these poems because they let us know these members better. It shows we have all had our joys and sorrows.
I like that the artwork matches the description above and the fact that she love cats. The birthday songs were cute/
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Have a great weekend
Joan

 Comment Written 07-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023

Hey there Joan, you have no idea how much that means to meI thank you for the very kind comments for my poem and the sweet wishes for Teri. I know she will appreciate it as much as I do.

reply by dragonpoet on 09-Jul-2023

You're welcome, Debi,
Joan