How are we ever supposed to thank our parents for the life they have given us? All the love and support? The least I can do is say thank you.

Thank you for starting from nothing and giving us everything we could have ever imagined.

Thank you for never giving up on us and always supporting us.

Thank you for being such a hardworking man.

Thank you for loving us through our good times and bad.

Thank you for being you.

Moving to three different schools in high school was hard. I left my childhood friends behind that I was supposed to graduate with, but I gained more lifelong friends along the way. I found a place that I call Home and I never want you to regret or feel ashamed of the decisions you had to make. You taught us that the Lord will guide us as long as we trust in His plan. You showed us what never giving up looks like.

You taught me that the most important thing in life is character. Who I am when no one is watching. I will never forget that and when I stray from the path, your words lead me back to it.

I will be forever grateful for the tournaments you and mom spent countless hours at for me and still do for the boys. The weekends at the lake camping and on the boat. The beach vacations and the last-minute trips to stay in a hotel just because.

You have given me my strength in life and all of my stubbornness, and you have given me your whole heart and for that I thank you.