Will Power. What does it mean to have Will Power?

To not take for granted the joys you have in life?

To treasure the smallest, sometime inconsequential, gifts that you have obtained in your life?

To realize that the worst of times may not be as bad as they seem?

To not sweat the small stuff?

To us, Will Power is all of these and so much more. When Will was battling cancer, there were constant reminders of the effect that Will’s life had on people all over the world. Letters received from five continents, fifteen different countries, and nearly every state in the United States told stories of how people viewed life differently because of Will.

They told of how they had become a better parent, a better sibling, a better son or daughter, a better friend, or a better colleague because of the lessons that Will taught.

They told of how that trip to the doctors that they dreaded wasn’t going to be so bad after all.

They told of how the uncomfortable conversation with a colleague at work wasn’t so bad after all.

They told of how that spilled milk at dinner by a child was simply wiped away with little fuss made.

They told of how they hugged their little girl a little tighter at night. They told of how they spent those extra few minutes catching up with their mom on the phone.

That’s what Will Power is to us…the power of one little baby to forever change the way you live your life.