Letter To My Children

Dear Jack, Jill, and Phil. As your father, I feel obligated to advise you to set your priorities in life and do it early. Love your family, staying very close to them, and putting none before nor above them but God. It's best that we never seek to be popular, but rather, it is vital that we thrive to be pure. It's best to major in the things that we control and minor in things over which we have no control. Although very minuscule in the grand scheme of things, my tenure on earth thus far has been a blessing to others. Like the way Jesus responded when the woman wiped his feet with her hair. The Master's response to such an act of love was, "She has done what she could". We all do not get to be heroes, but we get the opportunity to do what we can; and in the eyes of the one that matters, doing what we can do, is enough. Some years ago, I heard a story of a professional heavyweight boxer. During his career, he was knocked down more than any other fighter. The question asked was, how could he have been a champion when he was knocked down so often? The answer was simply that, HE GOT UP. Life comes at us with such force and offensive maneuvers that it is almost impossible not to be floored by them. quitting does not always mean that we walk away. More often than not, it's an opportunity to take a different approach, a new route, or a different direction. There are myriads of suggestions that I could recommend that give you a fighting chance to be successful in this world of challenges. However, I will leave you with the three mentioned above. Remember: 1. You don't have to be a best-seller, a star, or a hero to be successful. 2. When you get knocked off your feet, and it is easier to stay down, Get Up! 3. Sometimes, success means quitting or taking a break to keep going. And frequently, it demands that we go around rather than up the mountain and being wise enough to take a different direction. Much love, Your father