This may be a little sappy this morning. After a fantastic weekend with my kids, they leave to go back to their homes on the other side of the country today. My wife and I will shed a few tears. We’ll laugh at a few memories and awkward moments we had this weekend. We’ll cherish the remaining time and long for when we will be together again this summer.
It is good to be at this side of parenting and to see two children grow up to be vibrant, pleasant, fun adults. It makes those sleepless nights, diaper changes, endless questions, messy living rooms and the pain of enduring adolescent angst worth it.
My prayer for myself today is that I continue to remember what it was like to be a child and remember what it was like to parent young kids. There are invaluable lessons for all phases of life.
My prayer for you today is if you are going through a difficult time in your marriage, parenting or business, I encourage you to stick it out.
- The grass is rarely greener on the other side of the fence.
- What seems like a permanent problem will be here and gone in an instant.
- Don’t confuse a problem with a person.
- We all change. If we’re intentional and persevere, we’ll change for the better.
- In business and in families, the long-term approach gives a much better return-on-investment than the short-term perspective.
- Don’t let the urgent trample the important.
- If you have to choose between business and family, choose family. They will be there to the end.
Keeping a long-term perspective promotes health and growth. It makes marriage and family totally worth it in the long haul.
