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