| This week brings in communications from family | | | | Staying put and making things work - - I think that was |
| members as my dad just passed away. And there's | | | | hard for him, and it is hard for everyone. One of life's |
| one thing I notice as people get together during period | | | | challenges, I guess. Staying put doesn't refer to just |
| of grief, they recall fond memories to help them get | | | | location, I don't believe. It also refers to staying put on |
| through the rough times like these. So I want to share | | | | each task through to completion, each project until it's |
| one fond memory I have of my dad, a self employed | | | | done. I mean, I have to ask myself how many projects |
| business man from Kentucky: | | | | do I try to tackle in a day, a week, a month, a year? |
| My dad and I had a few discussions during my high | | | | Do I stay put, complete them, make them work? |
| school years about retirement. You see, being self | | | | Hmmmm...plenty of room to grow there! |
| employed pretty much the entire time I'd known him, | | | | So here's to staying put in all our endeavors until we |
| my dad had a goal to retire at 40. However, it took a | | | | make things work, even if it takes just a little bit longer |
| little longer than that and included many moves and | | | | - - Cheers (mug of root beer held high!) And Cheers to |
| different types of work ventures over the decades. | | | | that self employed business man from Kentucky who |
| Once while he was in his 40's, I asked him what he felt | | | | lead the way for me and many others in the world of |
| his greatest challenge was, why he couldn't reach his | | | | self employment! May you enjoy your retirement with |
| goal by 40, he told me this, ""One of the hardest things | | | | the Lord now and let Him take care of you while you |
| in life is staying put and making things work." | | | | rest in peace. |