through a very unexpected turn of events half of '08 was spent living with my parents. in fact, moving in was how we concluded our first year of marriage. one of the best parts of the experience was the strong friendship we developed with my parents. not only were they friends, they became mentors.
one of the biggest learnings for me was not something my dad said, but something i realized he had done for years that i had never really appreciated. my dad modeled through his career decisions that his most important job wasn't the one that paid the bills, it was to be the leader of our family.
for years God has blessed me with amazing career opportunities and each time i have consulted and celebrated with my dad. during our 6 months living with my parents we had the opportunity to discuss his job and some of what could be potential next steps in his career, something i rarely remember hearing as a kid. i learned that God had provided him some amazing career opportunities early in life, much like with myself. it's then that i realized things hadn't recently changed concerning the new opportunities for my dad, but by being a recent empty nester he now has time to spend on his marriage and his career. it's not that amazing career opportunities hadn't come along before, it's that he chose to cheat his career instead of his family.
thank you dad for modeling what is most important through your career decisions. i hope that i can make the hard decision to always choose my family over my career.
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