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For The Men
Timing Is Everything
A few nights ago I went to a baseball game with my husband. We love the game and the atmosphere. He says that is the time he can let the little boy inside come out. As I watched the game, mostly observing the people around me, I noticed a father with his son (six years old or so) by his side. It reminded me of my son who passed away last year, leaving his little son, daughter and wife. He planned to be around for his children's graduation, marriage and births of their children. I was tempted to touch this father on the shoulder and tell him to savor the moment. That particular game and time will never happen again.
Have you noticed that life is flying by! We are all so busy that it seems that we don't take the time to really, really enjoy it.. Isn't it funny that with all the modern conveniences, there seems to be less time to spend on what really matters? If you are a husband and father, have you taken time lately to consider what's important to you in life? You can let that thought slide for a while, but sooner or later it will catch up with you in the form of grown children or a marriage that has backslidden. Sooner or later your personal life shows what is really important without you having to utter a word. The decisions you make everyday shows your wife and your children where your heart is. Life can make it very hard to find a happy medium. Families can get through tough times if a value system has been established to gauge the days by. Do you agree that:
~"Things" will never take the place of time spent with your spouse or your children.
~Integrity is still the best choice in life and makes it easier to sleep at night.
~Compassion is needed everywhere we go.
~Laughter takes the edge of the rough spots in life.
~Respect for other people matters.
~Families are one of our most precious commodities.
~Families are stronger when spiritaul guidance is the foundation
 At some point in life, husbands, wives and parents think about what they will leave to their children someday. Material goods are listed in wills as last wishes. But there is so much more we can leave to the ones who follow us. Our value system can carry over from generation to generation. Money can't buy the things that are really important.
This higher level of living causes a person to put others ahead of themselves. It causes a father to close the door to his office, leave early for time with his children and wife. It causes a father to reprimand a child when there has been an untruth told or a problem at home. It comes by lending a helping hand to others in need, role modeling for family. It comes by having a faith that far outweighs problems life hands us.
We are stressed to the max in our fast paced worlds. Could part of our stress be that we don't like who we have become? Take time to evaluate where you are in life and where you are going. You are getting there fater than you think.
"Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example
instead of his advice."
Richard Bach.
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