Five Years
Dear Calvin,
Today you are seven weeks old and today is the day we remember the terrorist attacks on the United States of America in New York, NY, Washington D. C., and in the air over Pennsylvania. You were but a twinkling in your parents eyes then...we had just moved back to Michigan and were tying our luck at life along the lakeshore. What a day that was. That was the second disaster that really caught my soul and changed my life, the first was the Challenger explosion on January 28, 1986, I was in grade school watching that launch on TV.
I have always been the "Be Prepared" type, even before my days in the Boy Scouts; I was always concerned about my future and the prosperity of my friends and family. That day, five years ago, was yet another when the collective innocence of this country was damaged and my personality was again steeled to the ideals of personal strength and preparedness and devotion to things greater than myself. You, your mom, and all that we have are my primary concern in life.
Know this, my son, God has given you the tools in your life to be someone greater than yourself. We, as your parents, are committed to helping you grow in those gifts and realize that potential. Do not sell yourself short. Remember, above all else, that God loves you and will protect you and that he has blessed you with friends and family to help you along life's way. "Be Prepared" in your heart to love and to fight for what you love and what is right, no matter what.
We love you.
Today you are seven weeks old and today is the day we remember the terrorist attacks on the United States of America in New York, NY, Washington D. C., and in the air over Pennsylvania. You were but a twinkling in your parents eyes then...we had just moved back to Michigan and were tying our luck at life along the lakeshore. What a day that was. That was the second disaster that really caught my soul and changed my life, the first was the Challenger explosion on January 28, 1986, I was in grade school watching that launch on TV.
I have always been the "Be Prepared" type, even before my days in the Boy Scouts; I was always concerned about my future and the prosperity of my friends and family. That day, five years ago, was yet another when the collective innocence of this country was damaged and my personality was again steeled to the ideals of personal strength and preparedness and devotion to things greater than myself. You, your mom, and all that we have are my primary concern in life.
Know this, my son, God has given you the tools in your life to be someone greater than yourself. We, as your parents, are committed to helping you grow in those gifts and realize that potential. Do not sell yourself short. Remember, above all else, that God loves you and will protect you and that he has blessed you with friends and family to help you along life's way. "Be Prepared" in your heart to love and to fight for what you love and what is right, no matter what.
We love you.
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