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I took a nap before cutting my birthday cake and woke up to this song blasting on the radio alarm. I had never heard it before since I don't listen to country often and this is usually only played on those stations.

Initially I thought of my own children. How they continue to surprise me with their drive and curiosity. How they will stop in the middle of a anywhere, for no reason to make me laugh or give me a hug.

And then I thought of my father. There was a time, not that long ago,when I believed "Happiness was playing with my daddy", when his stories somehow made it all better, and his praise made all the difference.

I can only hear his voice in my memories but he speaks to me in other ways. So much of who I am is because of him that I can't help but incorporate that into every day. I'm not so sure about a life after this, but maybe this song was his birthday gift to me.