The Gift

December, 2024

Each Christmas I reflect and marvel at treasured keepsakes. One of those treasures is a letter my mother and father gave to Tori in 2008.

At the time we didn’t know it would be the last Christmas we would spend with my mother making all gifts and memories even more special.

This particular gift was indicative of the example my parents set and the way they lived their life. With this “gift” they captured the essence of what was important to a little girl and carried out what they knew would be her wishes.

It exemplifies her “pay it forward” attitude, the principle upon which her Foundation is built, and fosters a true Christmas spirit and season of giving.

When you come to the edge of the light you know and are about to step off into the darkness, faith is knowing one of two things will happen… there will be something solid to stand on, or you will learn to fly