Fresh today · Saturday, 11 July

New Wishes

A handful of wishes pulled from the cabinet this morning. Pick one up — copy, save it to your pinboard, or send it on.

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May his cradle hold not just a child but a long, slow blessing.

Blessed beyond reason and below sleep — welcome, son.

A boy is a particular grace; yours has the look of a quiet one.

May the gratitude of these early days follow you through the loud later ones.

Blessed with a son and the unexpected courage to raise him.

Wishing you the patience and prayerful coffee these days require.

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May the blessings poured upon him be returned through his life's work.

A baby boy, a quiet awe — congratulations on becoming a family of more.

Blessed are the parents who count breaths in the nursery; yours have begun.

May your son's heart be as generous as the welcome he received.

Heaven sent a son; earth made him snug and named him yours.

Blessed with a boy — and with the morning he chooses you for a smile.

May the prayers spoken over his crib echo through his decisions.

A son is a long, daily blessing — congratulations on yours.

Thirteen — old enough for opinions, young enough to still let your mom hug you.

Happy 13th, the year a boy begins quietly auditioning the man he'll become.

Welcome to teenhood; the doors will slam, but please come down for dinner.

Thirteen candles and the start of every interesting argument we'll ever have — happy birthday.

May your 13th year bring confidence, kinder mirrors, and friends who laugh with you.

Happy birthday — thirteen is the age when sleep becomes a sport.

Wishing you a teenage opening chapter braver than the books made it sound.

Thirteen — old enough to know better, young enough to ignore it gloriously.

Happy 13th to the boy whose room is now a small, mysterious country.

May this year teach you that being kind costs nothing and earns everything.

Birthday wishes for the brand-new teenager who still ranks his mom's cooking first.