Dear Girl,
Congrats! You have a name! It’s Avaleigh. Your Mom came up with it. It’s so pretty…just like you.
Today is Father’s Day. You aren’t here, but I want to share something with you…a quick story.
When I coached my first baseball game, my grandfather was there to support me. We didn’t win. As a matter of fact, we lost in extra innings. But he gave me advice that day that would stick with me through the coming years of my professional life. We made a couple of base running errors that cost us the game and he told me after it was over…
“Son, just take care of the little things and you will be alright.”
Fast forward eight years to the last state tourney I coached in. We won our first quarter final game in years by “doing the little things.” After it was over, he put his arm around me andtold me how proud he was of me. Jokingly, he reminded me that he was the reason I was there because I took his saying to heart.
Well, I’m where I’m at today because my parents modeled taking care of the little things for me when I was a kid. When you are born, I will continue taking care of the little things, just like my Dad did….
I love you today, tomorrow, and forever,
Dad
Dad of Girls 