I'm so proud of you

Your birthday is coming up and you are on my mind. I miss you. 

I'm so proud of your dedication to your education. Congratulations on your graduation. I always knew how smart you and your brother were and would grow up to be.

Love you both very much and look forward to the day when we will reconnect.  You're always in my prayers. 

If you or your brother need me, I'm only a phone call away. 

With hope,

Dad

When you're ready...

When you're ready to talk and hear the truth from my side, I am here for you. 

I love you both. I have always loved you both. I will always love you both.

You have a place in my home if you need it.

Love,

Dad

Happy 18th Birthday

I love you. 

I am proud of you. 

I am always here for you, and your sister, whenever you need me. You will always have a safe place in my home.

You can email me at my name plus 34 on Gmail. 

I'm waiting on you. We have so much to catch up on. 

Happy Birthday, son. 

Love,

Dad

Happy Birthday

I wanted to take a minute and let you know I was thinking about you and hope you have a wonderful birthday. 

I love you. 

If you ever need me, you can find me.

If you ever need a place to stay, you are welcome in my home... always. 

With love and hope, 

Dad

Happy 16th!

Happy 16th Birthday to my son!

No matter how grown you feel or how tall you get, you will always be my boy. No matter what you do or what happens in this life, you are my son and nothing can change that. If you never hear another word I say or choose not to listen, you must believe that you are loved deeply. Don’t ever doubt it. Believe it.

No matter what happens in this life, what you do or don’t do, you always have a place with me.. and so does your sister.

You're 16 now and life will begin to change very quickly. I can hardly wait to see what happens!

I hope you have a wonderful day. I cant wait to spend birthdays with you in the future!

With Love and Hope, 

Dad

Happy Graduation!

                                                             


You made it! All your hard work has paid off!  I'm so proud of you!

Time flies so fast. It seems like only yesterday I was holding you as a baby and now you are all grown up and a high school graduate. 

Today begins a whole new chapter in your life! 

I'm wishing you nothing but happiness and success as you begin your brand new journey.  May the future ahead of you be as wonderful as you are!

Remember, I'm just a phone call away or you can find me on social media. 

With all my love, pride, and hope, 

Dad

                                 

Merry Christmas 2018

MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope you have both have had a wonderful day.

I miss you both.

Tonight, we'll all go see the Christmas Balls over in Starmount. It is really pretty. I hope to be able to share this with you both some time.

In the meantime, I'm sending you Christmas love and hugs. I cant wait until the day we can spend holidays together. Remember, I'm just a phone call or an email away. I love you and you will always have a safe place in my home if you ever need it.

With all my love and hope,

Dad

You're 18! Happy Birthday!

Happy 18th Birthday, Tater Butt! I hope you have had a wonderful day.

You can find me on Facebook or Instagram if you would like to talk. We have so much to catch up on!

I love you and I have always loved you and I cant wait until the day when we can share with one another everything that has happened since we last hugged.

I am always here if you need me.

With love and hope,
Dad

Happy 15th, Buddy!

Happy 15th Birthday, Ethan. I hope you got the card I sent.

I love you and I hope that you had a wonderful birthday.

I cant help but wonder if you are about to go through Driver's Ed. Pay attention! Stay safe! But most importantly, relax. You're going to be a great driver.

I wish I were there to hug your neck right now. Words arent enough for me to tell you how much I miss you.

My phone number is in the card I sent. You and your sister can use it ANYTIME!

I love you, Ethan. That has never changed from the moment I first met you 15 years ago. It will never change.

All my hopes and prayers are for you and your sister. Be good to each other.

With love and hope,
Dad

Merry Christmas 2017

Merry Christmas! 

I hope you had a wonderful holiday.

I had a pretty great holiday. I thought of you two a lot.

For my birthday, we went to Charlotte to visit the NASCAR Hall of Fame. I got to see a life sized Lightening McQueen from Cars 3 and a lot of other characters. It was pretty cool. There was also ice skating at the museum. I think you two would have had fun skating and drinking cocoa.

After the museum, we went to visit the Charlotte Motor Speedway and see the lights around the track. The traffic was pretty bad, but that gave us time to sing a lot of cheesy Christmas songs together. The lights were amazing! They all blinked in time with the music on the radio! I hope we get to share this sometime.

We even got to drive through the stands! It was super cool!

I enjoyed making Christmas candy this year. I think Macaylee would be a good helper and Ethan would be a good taster!

I'm looking forward to all the Christmas memories we will be catching up on and making very soon.

I hope that you're being good.

I love you with all my heart. Remember, I'm just a phone call or email away if you ever need me.

With all my hope, prayers, and love,

Dad

Happy Birthday!

I cant believe you are already 17! I hope you had a wonderful birthday and got the card that I sent to you.

I wonder if you are driving and how you feel about being a junior this year. I wonder who your best friends are and what college you are thinking of applying to. I miss you so much.

Remember that you are loved and I am always here whenever you need me. We are getting closer and closer to the day when I can finally give you all the hugs that I have been saving for you!

Love always,
Dad

REMEMBER!

Never forget! God gave me you and I carry both of you in my heart, no matter the space between us.

You are always loved and always have been.

I pray for the day when I can see you and hold you both again.

Happy Birthday, Ethan

I hope you had a great birthday. It was so hot today and the storms were so loud, I hoped nothing ruined your special  plans.

I remember it was just a few years ago that we saw Cars 2 together. I CANT WAIT for the day that we watch Cars 3 together.

I miss you.

Today I was reminded that God gives dads sons so they will always have a best friend. I cant wait to spend time with my best friend again.

I love you and Im sending you so many hugs right now.

I will see you soon!

With all my hope and love,

Dad

Merry Christmas, babies

Thinking of both of you today. Miss you both so much.

We are spending time with family again today. I sure wish you were here to join us. Tonight we will have dinner and play board and card games. Its a fun way to end Christmas.

I love you both so much and cant wait until the Christmas I see you again.

BIG HUGS TO YOU!!

Love, Dad

Missing you

I cant help but remember it has been exactly 5 years since I held you in my arms and told you I love you.

I cant wait to do it again.

I love you both so much.

Happy Sweet 16, Baby Girl!

Happy Sweet 16! 

I hope the card that I sent you didn't get lost in the mail.

I cant believe it was 16 years ago that I held you in my arms and fell in love with you. You were instantly so precious to me, and you still are. I couldn't believe how beautiful you were and how much potential you were blessed with. You and Ethan have always been the greatest gift from God and I am so grateful for you both.

I look at your pictures every day. There's so much I want to talk to  you about; school, cars, guys... about how you keep going even when your heart is breaking. I know when you're in high school that it can feel like the end of the world when something goes wrong, but it's not. Life is full of joy, but we have to have dark to see the light of the stars. Surround yourself with people who make you smile and who love you just as you are, on good days and bad days.

I keep praying that the Lord continues to protect you and bless you with wisdom and that you continue to grow into the wonderful woman you were always intended to be. Be safe on the roads, make good choices, and don't be afraid to be independent. That's how you learn to be an adult.

I hope your birthday dreams and wishes came true. I cant wait until you and I can spend birthdays together! For now, be great, enjoy school, and have fun with your friends!

I love you. I mean that with every piece of my soul.

With hope and love,
Dad

Happy 13th Birthday!

Happy birthday, buddy. I hope you had a great day. As always, you were on my mind. I hope you were able to receive the card I sent you.

I miss you so much. I've wondered what you have been up to and what kind of hobbies you have now. Your Uncle Danny and I have been fishing. We cant wait to take you out on the boat. We dont catch very much (I ALWAYS catch more than he does!) but it is nice spending time with him and making memories.

You have a new cousin and another one on the way. There is so much Eller family that misses you and cant wait to meet you and get to know you!

Give your sister a big hug from me. I love you so much and cant wait until the day when we can go fishing together and start making memories of our own again. Its coming soon. Call me any time you want.

I love you so much, son. You and your sister are so precious to me.

With love and hope,

Dad

Merry Christmas 2015

Merry Christmas! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

I thought about you both all day long and wondered what kinds of things you had hoped to find under the tree when you woke up this morning. 

I cooked a giant breakfast. Thats what I like to do for Christmas. I made pancakes and biscuits and we all sat around the table and talked. 

I'm wondering about Macaylee learning to drive! Don't be nervous. One day it will be as natural as breathing in and out. You will be a good driver! I know it. It is a big responsibility to drive a car, but I know that you know that and will take care.

I was really proud of your grades when I saw your report cards! So smart, both of you. I am not surprised at all.

I wonder all the time about you both and how you both are. We are closer than ever to seeing one another again, and I cant wait! So much will change in 2016! It is going to be a great year, just wait and see.

I love you both so much! I'm sending you big bear hugs right now! I hold you in my heart until I hold you in my arms again!

With all my hope and love,

Dad

I miss you guys

Hi Ethan and Macaylee!

 I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I just got back from spending Thanksgiving in Washington DC with Magen's family. We went to two Smithsonian museums. I thought about you two and wondered what you would have liked the best. I loved the cars and trains in the Transportation Hall. We saw dinosaurs, mummies, and a dusty Hope diamond..... and lots and lots of people! I even got to see the original Kermit the Frog and C3P0 from Star Wars. 

There was a giant stuffed Grizley bear, too! I couldnt believe how big its paws were. I would NOT like to snuggle with a real one at night! There was a butterfly hall where you could walk through a butterfly garden. Butterflies would land right on you and you had to be careful that one didnt try to hitchhike out on your clothes when you left.

I got to see the Washington monument and we rode the metro subway, which was neat. It was the first time I ever rode a train.

Oh, and I have a beard now! I havent shaved since before Halloween. I wonder if you two would like it or want me to shave it? Maybe that's why I liked the Grizzly bear so much... because I look like one now! Ha!

I wanted you to know how thankful I am that you two are in the world. I miss you and I cant wait to see you soon. I love you both so much! 

Be good and keep being smart in school. I am praying for you every day! Anytime you feel sad or lonely, remember that there is NOTHING in this world that would make me stop loving you and I wish I was giving you a big giant bear hug! I love you both so much!

Hugs, kisses, and hope!

Dad

Happy 15th Birthday, Macaylee!!

I have been thinking about you all day! I hope you got the two cards I sent. You may not have seen it, but those two cards were FULL of hugs and kisses!! 

15! So much is going to happen in the next year! Don't be afraid of change. Changes are good, even the changes that scare or worry you. 

I am always here for you, even though you may not always know that. I pray for you every day. You were uniquly created by God, a wonderful master piece, and I completely adore you.

No matter how grown you get, you will ALWAYS be my Tater Butt and my little Princess. I cant wait until we spend your birthdays together! We are getting closer and closer to that time! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Baby. Your daddy loves you SO much!!

love and hope,

Dad