So today, my strong and spunky girl, I promise you this: I will stay vigilant and flexible. I will spread the word.

The fact that you are reading this means that you would know the answer to a question that has kept me up at night more often than I would like to admit: Did I make you proud?

Is the world really polluted?

I am doing everything I can because I want the footprint that I leave behind to be my feet in the sand on a beach and not a carbon one.

Be fearless – do not be afraid to talk to each other and do not be afraid to fail.

I imagine at this point we have dropped our addiction to coal, gas, and oil and that our environment has made a turn for the better with the solar, wind, and other unimagined (at this point) alternative energy choices are in place.

I also hope that your previous prayers have been answered. The way you wanted to create green jobs for your fellow city dwellers have been fulfilled already.

I am going to start doing better to have a healthier planet for you to live on.

And I know life more fully because of you whom I live on through. 

I am working every second of my life, with every ounce of my being, to ensure that I am leaving you and your brother a planet that is safe and secure.