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I DID NOT KNOW LOVE UNTIL YOU SHOWED ME HOW
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Happy Birthday, Judy, my dearest and forever love!
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Happy 70th year to the girl with “eyes that stopped 10,000 soldiers!”
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The girl with the smile that won my heart.
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That first lunch date at Lake Union began our lifetime journey together
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Those beautiful blue eyes and smile sent me over the moon
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Our first kiss at Lake Washington moved my heart like never before.
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Fly fishing was only a dream until you showed me the way
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Floating on Lake Washington, holding you lovingly in my arms
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Our first sailing adventure on Lake Washington lifted up our souls together forever
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The wind at our backs pushed us on to love as one
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I did not know empathy until I learned it from you
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Skiing down Black Diamond runs together
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Gave me a partner I never imagined until then
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Hiking at Lake Dorothy felt like a dream come true…
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Together we shared an adventure that touched me deeply
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I did not know compassion until I knew you.
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Driving across the Trans-Canada Highway showed me the meaning of true friendship as never before
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Cowgirls and Cowboys at the Calgary Stampede filled our hearts with joy
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Fishing in Puget Sound with you alone made me feel whole
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We became friends forever, friends forever in love
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I did not know my true self until you revealed it to me.
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Our unforgettable honeymoon sailing and hiking on St. John’s
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Is forever etched deep in my heart
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Sailing from Sausalito made us sailors together, sailors forever in love
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Our free spirited picnic in the jungles of Guadalupe freed our souls
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I left all my fears behind me when you gave me your love
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Stehekin on my birthday in ‘89 was an unforgettable surprise
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Little Sarah was just 3 years old, a bundle of love
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She was always with us then, never to be left alone
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Rafting down the Icicle River, just the two us, we never tired of our joy
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Bringing our baby girl home from the hospital brought us even more joy and love
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Mud baths in Calistoga brought us ever closer.
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Our amazing horse pack trip along the Wind River
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Showed me that our love was eternal
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Anniversaries in Hawaii revealed our ever lasting love
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On New Year’s Eve at the Embarcadero
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I felt closeness and joy like never before
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Surviving the ‘89 earthquake near the Golden Gate Bridge
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Made us closer too
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Hiking Zion and Bryce showed us God was really true
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Native American culture let our spirits soar
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Skiing Whistler Mountain on the coldest day was true adventure
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Backpacking the Skyline Trail at Jasper so very high above
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RV adventures to so many wonderful places
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Discovering Sedona and the Vortex of God’s love
was true as blue
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Chillin’ on powdered sugar sand beaches in Florida took me to your home
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Where making love was more beautiful than ever before
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Living the good life on the Oregon Coast filled our lives with beauty and grace
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Healing from the inside was never possible until I knew your love
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Being scuba buddies gave us new adventures in romance
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Hot tubbing in our backyard in Laguna
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I will keep our secret forever my love
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Sailing to Catalina showed me your daring strength and courage
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You saved us from stormy seas as God’s love showed us the way
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You taught me to write from my heart
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When you showed me the courage to do so
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Two lovely weeks in Zihuatenejo was as romantic and loving as anything could be.
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Treasured times visiting Riveria Nayarit, Bucerias and Sayulita, live in our hearts too.
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Sadie, Mocha and Skai look down on us from the Rainbow Bridge ……..
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The furry ones will always be in our hearts
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I did not know who I was until you revealed it to me
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I did not know how to live in the moment until you showed me how
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I live with love now because you helped me find my truest self
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You saved me from drowning in stormy seas with courage and love
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And in sickness and in health you have shown me kindness and love
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With God’s love we have survived together
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In the deepest places of our hearts and souls
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Happy 70th Birthday, Judy, my dearest and forever love!
WRITTEN BY YOUR LOVING HUSBAND
STEVE SPARKS
JANUARY 4, 2021
(REVISED JANUARY 9, 2021)
