Through a father's eyes

I pray that they know and believe that is not what they do that makes me love them. It is who they are. They are my sons. They could do anything or go anywhere, and I could never love them less.

Their skills and gifts are not what causes me to be willing to give my life for them. It is because they are my sons.

It is not because they listen to me. It is because they are my sons.

Even when we are angry, they are my sons. I could never turn my back on them, even at their worst moment.

I love to hug them as they celebrate. I love to hold them when they cry.

It is not my desire to see them succeed where I failed. It is my desire for them to know I love them in spite of their failures. They are my sons.

Superman and Slugger,

I hope you read this someday and know that even though we did not always see eye to eye - I always saw you with the same set of loving eyes. My love for you is and always will be inexhaustible and unconditional. You are my sons.