Dear Sweet Boy,

I saw this today online and thought of the kind of positive force I want to be in your life.   I think about all the adults along my path who lifted me up and gave me courage, confidence and strength in myself and my future.  Dindy once gave me a book called Balcony People.  The basic premise was that in our lives we have both “balcony people” who life us up, and “basement people” who pull us down.

In life, find those balcony people and stick with them.   They will help you are your toughest days (as well as the good ones).  Your Grandma Annie is one of those people in my life.  Your Godmother Stephanie is another.  And there were many others along the way.  Someday I will love to share stories about them all.  In the meantime, below are 66 Positive Things I will hope to always say to you.

Love, Dad