Glue: you hold our family together through every weather Radiant: your joy brings me smiles and it lights up the whole house Adolescent: you bring out the kid in me Needless: I look up to be as independent as you are when I am your age Doting: you are adorable and just happy Musical: singing your gospels Open-heated: your love for us glows Missing puzzle piece: without you life would be like an unfinished puzzle