The Birthday Ball
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A birthday is a special occasion to celebrate and have some fun.
Have a party, play with toys, and see everyone.
Friends and family are so important. We want them to be there.
We want to share this time with them and show them we really care.
Games, cake, big smiles, and loud laugher too.
But when it’s all over, then what is there to do?
Something is now missing, but where did it go?
Let’s read this short story, and then we will know.
Barbara Brown Taylor
Barbara Brown Taylor is the author of thirteen books, including the New York Times bestseller An Altar in the World and Leaving Church, which received an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association. Taylor is the Butman Professor of Religion at Piedmont College, where she has taught since 1998. She lives on a working farm in rural northeast Georgia with her husband, Ed.
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