Hello, Everyone! Today is a very special day for my family and I. Today is the one (1) year anniversary of purchasing my business name and putting my faith in God to guide me towards enjoying my life, even in my career.
God Teaches Through Life
I have spent a large portion of my life working inside of manufacturing facilities. This means that I know the benefit of an ergo-mat, quality of air is a real thing (yes, people debate this) and the true schedule is "there is no schedule". I have been required to completely miss days, weeks, months, or even years of my life, when including the military. It was not easy, but I did it because I knew I needed a resume to build the type of job that I wanted. I just didn't know what I wanted - answered prayers for me, God did.
I feel like if I were to describe my life to you, up to this point, a rollercoaster doesn't give it justice, think more pendulum swinging to balance good with bad. What I have started to realize is how a lot of the parts of my life have started to piece together. Whether it's due to God allowing me to fathom it, or my experience of outcomes God has walked me through, I have lived a pretty full life in regards to individual experiences. Now, I have the ability to praise God, focus on my family and trade-in slacks for basketball shorts on some days when everyone is having a "lazy-day."
Countless Blessings
One (1) of the biggest blessing to me from God is that my time spent most away with work, my children were too young to remember. I was nothing more than a work-zombie by the time I came home. Being gone all the time wasn't the kind of father that I wanted them to remember me as, or be. I knew I wanted to do the hard work early, but now that my kids are becoming more of themselves, I can be there to help and guide them, working for myself. That involvement and experience is more than any money can buy to me.
My family was the reality check that I needed to keep the pendulum from swinging so wide. They still keep me grounded and focused on what truly is important in regards to my prioritized time, their mother leading the charge. She might seem small, but she's feisty and always points the moral compass for me when I close off the world, or God. Even one time is too many, but it used to be easy for me to cut off my heart to people. It's becoming harder, but it still takes a lot of prayers.
A Little Old, A Little Knew
The challenge here is that it is my life of growing up is clashing with my knowledge of what we are to be. The lifestyle of my wife and daughters continues to soften my hardened and sharpened edges from life, all while I help prepare our little women to hold their fists correctly when fighting back. On the other hand, I continue to learn to be a better listener, compassion for feelings that I don't have and, most importantly, improving my moral compass to align with God's teachings.
God has a way of balancing us out if we follow in the path that was built for us, even if it does have to be taught from other people. The freedom of choice helps us ignore God, but His forgiveness and love pour towards you in hopes of filling back up your heart if you allow. Allow the cup to run over. Psalms 23:1-6. Take a read. God is good!
-JB
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