Blessings . . .

Blessings . . .

We celebrated our 28th anniversary last year. As we sat down to dinner and relected on the blessings of our years together, this was the sunset presented to us. Everyday God has blessed me with so much to be thankful for.

15 minutes of fame . . .

One day my Son and I were walking in the Mall. An old friend that I haven't seen in many years came up to me and we shook hands. We reminisced about old times and he asked me if I still played baseball. I answered that I stopped playing years ago. He stated that it was too bad because he always enjoyed watching me play, he felt that I made the games exciting. He also mentioned several awards that he remembered that I received during my career. I told him that I felt really fortunate to be part of good teams and blessed to have had a good career. I thanked him for those kind words and we parted.
My Son looked at me and said, "you haven't play baseball for 25 years and your friend remembers all of that?" I explained to him that I didn't play to get spotlight or awards. I played because I enjoyed it and that I was again fortunate to play with some really great players. My lesson to him was that everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame, but if do the right things for the right reasons, your 15 minutes of fame can turn into a lifetime.
I want him to always do the right things for the right reasons, then when his 15 minutes of fame comes, he'll have a lifetime to enjoy it.
I hope you all are blessed with a lifetime of fame . . .

Become Who Your Supposed to Become

Several years ago my daughter was deciding which college to attend. She narrowed it down to our State college and Oregon State. She had come to me for advise. I got a little choked up, daddy's girl had grown up and was leaving home. She was my "little" girl and really didn't know what advise to give her.
Mmmmm, State College, 25 minute flight away or Oregon 5 hour flight and 2 hour drive away. We talked about her concerns. Her biggest worry was being away from family. I explained to her that family will always be there no matter what the distance. I told her that if she stayed here she would be my daughter, mom's daughter, Grandma's grand-daughter, etc., but if she went away to Oregon, she would grow and become the person that she is supposed to be. We had raised her to make the right decisions and now was the time that we trust her to be that person.
Well she graduated and now lives in Oregon. She just visited for the holidays and she has grown so much as a beautiful person. I can't even explain how happy and proud I am of her. Being away allowed her to make her own decisions based on what she thought was right.
She had become who she was supposed to become.

Many blessings to all of you!