I love to spend time with my family!
Becky and I just got home from taking the boys to see a movie. We saw "We bought a zoo." Great show!
I called home, this morning, to chat with Becky. I asked how everything was at home. Becky said that her and the boys were getting ready to go to the movie. She asked if I could go with them. At first, I thought that today was probably not the best day for me to do that. I got off of the phone with her and thought about the memories that I could make by taking a little time off of work to go to the show. My decision was a no-brainer.
There isn't anybody that doesn't understand how busy life can get. Our family is the exact same. I encourage you to take the opportunity to spend quality time with your family. It may seem inconvenient at times but the pay-off is huge.
The memory I made today was one that I will remember and think about for a long time.
Let me share a personal experience I had in my childhood. My older brother and I were out in the front of our home playing catch with the baseball. We could throw the ball back and forth for hours and never tire or get bored. While we were playing catch, our dad pulled in the driveway from a long day at work. We understood that he had church responsibilities that he was leaving to fulfill and so we never pressured him to play. He got out of the car and said hello and asked us about how the day had gone for us. He went into the house to check on mom, like he always did. Ten minutes passed by and the front door of the house opened. Dad had changed out of his suit and had his baseball glove on his left hand. We asked what he was doing because we knew that he had other commitments. He said that he had made other arrangements for the evening and that he was going to stay home and play catch with us boys. We played until our arms were sore. It was a memorable moment in time. I was happy that dad had spent that time with us.
That was many years ago and yet, my mind sees it as very clear.
I want to make decisions that will impact the lives of each member of our family positively. I love to spend time with my family and I hope you do too!
