Hey Mom,

I just wanted to tell you I love you. The boys are getting bigger, things are going well for me also. It's funny, one day you are growing up... the next, you're just about finished college. One day you are a small town guy, the next you're in a big city. One day the people you love are looking at you wobbling around drunk and the next, you're watching them pass. I sometimes wonder the reason god does some things. I talk to you every day, I know you can hear. Mom, I promise the boys will be okay. God is watching all of us and I know you know that because you are with him. I miss grandpa too, tell him I said hello.

Grandpa, you taught me the value of hard work and the value of a dollar. You taught me to be strong and never give up. I got a girl who I might marry one day. Y'all were right, if you just work hard enough, if you just put your effort into life... good things will happen. God bless you grandpa. You were and will always be the most influential man I ever knew.

My girlfriend tells me you're watching, we both joke about my crazy 18th party... boy was I a little wasted. I've learned that God blesses simple people... he gives us hope when we feel broken, gives us strength to accomplish the impossible, and he also sends us love from His heart meant for us to spread around the world and to change one life at a time... Until we meet again, I love y'all.