Dear Bryant- your Daddy is great!

Dear Bryant,

Saturday we received a letter from a former Hoover High football player. (i think he graduated in either 2001 or 2002). He was writing to give his condolences and told a story of how your Dad (to him coach shep) influenced his life. This player dislocated his elbow at a summer practice before his senior year. He writes how scared he was that this was a football ending injury. Now I knew your daddy was great at his job but I was so inspired to read how he touched this player (and I am sure there are many others) with support and love as well as medically "getting them back on the field". Terry Slay (the pastor at Hunter Street that helps at the high school) said to Daddy a few days after your service that he feels that your daddy "does his job showing his love for the Lord and that it shows". Wow! Wow! Wow! I guess now as a parent I understand that those people that have an influence (especially positive) on your children are so important and your Daddy is that person to so many of them. The two days after you passed away we had hundreds of people come by the house- most of them parents of former or current Hoover students. We were so humbled by the love shown to us. At one point I looked at Brandon and said "we are not this good to people" but I realize now he is that good to people. I just hope this is a lesson for me that I make sure everyday that whatever I am doing I am doing it showing my love for the Lord!

By the way- I miss you a lot today.

Love, Mama