Happy birthday, Jacob 🥳

This little cutie pie made me a Mom 26 years ago today!! A title I wear like a badge of honour.


As I started scrolling through old photos last night and thinking about what I wanted to say to you today, I was reminded of a quote I had shared alongside a picture I posted of you on the night of your high school graduation, all decked out in your cap and gown. 


It read, 


“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson.


I have always loved this quote, but I didn’t realize at the time I posted it, that these words would soon become a guiding light for you; pursuing your passions, aspiring to be the best version of yourself, taking risks, and leaving a lasting impact, all by having the courage to deviate from the “conventional path”. 


You have done it all with such strength and resilience.


Keep living each day to its fullest, but remember to stay present in the moment. 


Keep shining your bright light on the world and savour all the beauty it has to offer you. 


Keep being the carefree, witty, hard-working, thrill-seeking, adored by so many young man that you are. 


And most of all, keep leaving trails wherever you go, Jacob, because the rest is sure to fall into place. 


Love you to the moon and back, forever and a day! Enjoy your special day.


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