Today Pat Tillman would have turned 38.
While I knew of Pat as an NFL player, my attention was more focused on him after he turned down an NFL contract to join the Army with this brother Kevin.
Ever since he made that decision I very closely followed his path, of course to it's tragic end.
Many, many things have made my respect for him and his family deepen.
The way that his family remained authentic through the swirl that surrounded them was as inspiring as Pat's life itself.
On this day, in this moment I take pause and simply honor them.
In the next breath....
I can only hope to somehow help each of my children find within them the conviction to be so true to themselves....
