Carson Silkey’s three daughters have had the good fortune to have a father who has no trouble speaking his mind about how wonderful they are. He is right there with them every step of their way into adulthood, overjoyed at their abilities, their compassion and their accomplishments, while at the same time stands strong with expectations of principled and compassionate behavior. To listen to Carson talk about life with his three daughters and his exceptional wife is to learn about raising girls who know their worth because their father does. Carson is a man who appreciates female strength and respects the women in his life and, is that not, when all is said and done, the basis of any real love? His love letter is one he wrote to one daughter as an assignment to write a letter to a child who had been killed in a car crash. A horrible contemplation that led to a beautiful and most perfect love letter and a reminder about how important it is to say what you feel directly to someone while you still have the chance.