Interesting how life is. We all have the things in our world that really seem to be a burden, an irritation, an inconvenience. Sometimes it can be work related, or money related, our kids, or spouse, whatever. Most of the time if we take a moment and step back we realize it is not really that big of deal. There are times when things happen to us are that really self inflicted and then we wonder why life is so unfair. Or we try to get revenge somehow, because we have been wronged and we want justification. (that never works...ever). I really consider myself one of the luckiest guys in the world. Let me explain this. As I have said in earlier blogs, my wife, kids family and friends are the most important things to me. My son Cutter is 5 years old now. He attends a preschool 3 afternoons a week. Here is what I mean by lucky. I get to spend a great deal of time with my son. More time than most fathers do. He goes with me on those mornings to work. I get 4 solid hours with my son before school. Sometimes he talks me into cutting class and he spends the whole day with me. I have clients that get a little ticked if I show up to work at their house and my "little helper" is not with me. Cutter calls going to an appointment a 'mission'. We always have a game going. (we are superheros fighting bad guys, or army men fighting evil, or cowboys fighting indians.) Each mission is a different scenario. It is rather complicated at times. But it comes from a 5 year old mind and I am apart of it. I LOVE IT!!! We just finished a week long story. It started out as a story about a man who lives on a mountain. After I got it started it was his turn. He then told a lot of the story, then it was my turn, then his turn. You get the idea. It just evolved. By weeks end, this story involved his cousins, Ethan, Matson, and Greyson. His buddies Baylor, Brock and Caleb. The story was full of great adventure, courage, bravery, and heroism. We have started a new one today. We have fought and won against zombies, so far. Who knows what tomorrow will hold.

I had the privilege to take Emily on a date tonight after church. We talked about just stuff. More importantly, we talked about what she wanted to talk about. I get to coach her in basketball. I have done so since she was in the 2nd grade, she is now in the 6th. She and I get to spend a good amount of time together.

My oldest, Lizzy is 17, and a junior in high school. It is funny, alot of my friends who have kids this age seem to complain that their kids are never home, or don't want to talk. I am so thankful that Lizzy is not this way. She likes being home, she still talks to us. I still get to take her on dates. I am truly blessed.

Today was a weird day. A little over a year ago my wife had a very close friend, Julie, die of brain cancer. It was sudden, quick, and sad. It was unfair that such a beautiful person was taken from her daughter. The question why was asked alot over that time. Today another friend we know lost his life to cancer. Rick was only 43 years old. Two children now cannot hug their dad. A wife cannot kiss her husband goodnight again. Is this fair? Of course not, it sucks big time. It just got me thinking that most of the things in this world are not worth worrying about. Rick cannot spend time with his son again. He cannot be there when his daughter gets married. He can't grow old with his wife. How lucky are we that we still have our children to hold, play with, and talk to? That is why I feel like a very lucky and blessed guy. God does not promise us tomorrow, so we better live in the now with our relationships. Just a thought I had to remind us all that it could be taken away that fast. Is the stuff at the office that important? Can't certain things wait so you can spend time with your kids? I am lucky and I know it! Till next time......