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Yourprinciples,values,andethicalstandardsaretrulysomethingelse.Evenwhentheycostyou,youstaythecourse.Asyouoftensay,\Youaremorethancompetent,morethanethical.Youleadbyexample%u2014withcourage,grace,andtheaudacitytoalwaysspeakthetruth.Yourvaluesareyourcompass.Youarefearless.Youareapridetothisfamily.Youinspireusbecauseevenindifficultmoments,youmusterthedisciplinetodowhatisright.Yougiveushope.AndIhopetheworldwillonedaytrulycelebrateyourunwaveringstance%u2014fortruth,forintegrity,andfordoingwhat'sright.There'sararebeautyinbeingapersonofintegrity%u2014andbeingvisiblyso.Youareanexampletoyoungpeopleofhowtolive,lead,andevenplay-exceptmaybewhenyouplayedten-tenwiththekidsandpulledyourdelayedtacticsthatmadethemstretchtheirlegsoutindesperationwhiletryingtoplayhonestly!Nomatterwhatisthrownyourway,youstaygrounded.Youknowwhereyoustand.Andthoughyoudon'tseemtohaveanotherwifetuckedawaysomewhere,(Idowonderwhy,bytheway...),itmustbebecauseyouknowyou'dneverbeabletolieorpulloffanythingsneaky.Yourwillingnessandcommitmenttoobeyingandlivingbytherulesdeservetobeeulogisednow-whileyou'reheretohearit.Wewantyoutoknowwhatyoumeantous.Oh,andbytheway-doyouknowthatyourdimpleshavedisappeared?AllIwanttodoiswrapyouinmyworld...andinmytender,enduringlove.HappybirthdayTed!FromyourbelovedOu!Oops!-thisisgettinglongerthanI'mallowed(I'msorryI'mabreakerofrules,marriedtoonewho'sobedient-intruthonly,neverinuntruths!).ButImustfinishoffwithsomewordsofprayer...'Theintegrityoftheuprightguidesthem,buttheunfaithfularedestroyedbytheirduplicity.'Proverbs11:3DUDUNP!6
