Run to the Rescue

Boys,

There is a report on the news of an incident where a boy was apparently troubling a young girl while riding home from school on the bus (even possibly committing a crime against her). Now, all of the facts are not known, so it is hard to say what was really going on. With that said, the part that stuck out to me was that there was 60 or so kids on the bus, and no one intervened to help the young girl.

Don't let this be your story.

We have talked about this before:

• Never start a fight.
• There are times to walk away from a fight.
• Always protect yourself and come to the protection of the innocent in a fight.
• There is no such thing as a fair fight.

I might have said this before, but be gentle warriors.

Dad

I can do it better.

Boys,

I want you to know that I am consistently proud of you. When you succeed or when you fail, I remain proud. You must realize that both your mom and I are so much more in love with you than any thing that you could ever accomplish. Have confidence to try new things, knowing that failure is not the end of the world. Remember the movie, Meet the Robinsons, when the stated their motto as, "Keep moving forward."

With that said, I want you to always try to do your best. I want you to always remember that it can probably be done better, to try to improve every day. Walk in a pattern of satisfaction vs. dissatisfaction, meaning that you don't become overwhelmed and "frozen" by a lack of perfection, but you are constantly looking for ways to learn and grow.

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Isaac,
The other night you were showing me how you could dribble the basketball. You did it, and immediately said, "Wait, I can do it better."

I love the fact that you wanted to show me your best.

I love you boys,

Dad