iStockphoto credit @ Sarun Laowong
I had not planned on writing a post this weekend as this is the “end of the month” and a busy time for our team here at the Subaru dealership. My plans however changed after reading one of the blogs I follow, Church Mag, where Dustin Stout shared a quote by Nick Vujicic:
“Your son and your daughter needs an excellent father more than they need an excellent college.”
Dustin shared: “that one quote alone annihilated me” and then he challenged his readers to, “take a second and think about it. Really think about it.”
So I did just that….
As a new Step-Father to teenage sons my thoughts are not about funding what comes next, this is something their Mom has already done a great job of doing, but of my in helping prepare them for what is next. I am blessed to have this opportunity to step into a gap which was created and be a positive male influence in their lives. The role of Step-Father is not one I take lightly, and I hope what they may perceive now as being available to them is something they later look back on as being intentionally invested in them.
Will they say I was there, married to their Mom?
Will they say I was there, married to their Mom, and plugged into their lives and the things they cared about?
Time will tell if I added value to their lives…but for time being I want this to be clear in their lives:
- They know I love them unconditionally and I’m blessed to have them in my life!
- They know I am there for them and they know can count on me!
- They know I believe in them!
- They know I believe God has an incredible plan for their lives!
- They know I will do everything I can to help them become the Men God created them to be!
Life Lesson: Providing for and preparing for a child’s future requires both planning and involvement. One is an allocation resources the other an allocation of time. Resources may fund a child’s future but time invested now will provide the best return on investment as they know they matter, have value, and are loved as if they were your own.
~Tom
trusting God period!
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