Not too much on my mind this week. Looking forward to a great Christmas with the family. Amazed that Isaac has left the presents under the tree alone! He has certainly gotten into this whole Christmas thing. He even picked out a couple of his toys that he could give to a little boy or girl who wasn't getting toys this Christmas. He digs Santa, he kinda understands Jesus being born, so we're going to have to keep working on getting him to understand why we get to celebrate this season every year.
Maybe that's the challenge to all of us. To make sure we remember why we celebrate this season. No real words of wisdom to help with that fact. Call a friend, call a family member, call a neighbor you haven't talked to in a long time and wish them a Merry Christmas. Spread the Spirit of Christ!
Merry Christmas
Monday, December 21, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Let it snow!
Wow! There are piles of snow everywhere. It is not even the middle of December and Tri-Center has used both of it's built in snow days, and I'm not sure Minden has any more places it can pile the snow. Isaac keeps wondering when it's going to warm up so he can go outside and the snow will melt. I told him to brace for a long winter!
I like a Facebook post that I read this morning about people risking their lives, and the lives of rescuers who have to help them if stranded, by going to work in this terrible weather. The post stated that maybe they should take this snow day as a sign from God that you should stay home and recuperate and/or spend time with family. (not a direct quote but the general gist of the posting) I could not agree more. I suppose some jobs are vital, and that if you don't show up for one day you'll either be fired our the company will crumble. Although my hunch is those types of positions are far and few between. Is it really worth life and limb to get to work when the Interstates are closed, or at least no travel is advised, and the two lane highways are impassible? Does your boss really expect you to risk it all for one days work? You mean to tell me there is no way you can make up for it the next few days if you have to? I guess I'm not in the corporate world, and for good reason, but I find it hard to believe any one person is that valuable where they can't miss a day when the weather is horrible.
I mean today was a bullet proof excuse to stay home. Spend some time with the kids, the grandkids, your spouse. Spend some time alone just recharging. People always talk about how busy they are, and then they're presented with a golden chance to take some time for themselves but they can't bring themselves to do it. Is our work truly that important? I know jobs are important, but worth risking your life for over missing one day? I think we get so tied into our jobs because a lot of our self-worth and self-esteem are tied into our careers. How high we are on the social ladder is dependent on how much we make or what our careers are. Our identity is tied into our jobs, and that is sad. Who we are is not what we do for a living? Yes our careers tell us a bit about ourselves and where we are in life, but they have no representation on what kind of a person we are. Yes what we do for a living is a big part of our lives, but our jobs should not be our sole source of identity. Because we tie our self-identity so closely with our jobs we feel that we have to be there all the time, we have to over perform, the company can't go on without us, and God forbid what happens if we miss some time and the company still goes on? Does that mean we're replaceable? I have news for you...we are all replaceable.
If I could be known for one thing in this world, it would be that I was a good father. I certainly want to succeed at my job, but not at the continued expense of my family. Yes there are times when the job interferes with family life, but I will not let it become the norm. If the job demands too much of me then maybe I'm in the wrong line of work. If I can't take one day, when the weather is horrible, and spend it at home with the family because I can't stand missing any work or don't think I can, for even one day, then maybe my priorities are messed up. God provides opportunities for us to recharge and reconnect. Are we missing them because we believe we're too busy? Where are our priorities? Sometime else to chew on besides goodies this Christmas Season!
I like a Facebook post that I read this morning about people risking their lives, and the lives of rescuers who have to help them if stranded, by going to work in this terrible weather. The post stated that maybe they should take this snow day as a sign from God that you should stay home and recuperate and/or spend time with family. (not a direct quote but the general gist of the posting) I could not agree more. I suppose some jobs are vital, and that if you don't show up for one day you'll either be fired our the company will crumble. Although my hunch is those types of positions are far and few between. Is it really worth life and limb to get to work when the Interstates are closed, or at least no travel is advised, and the two lane highways are impassible? Does your boss really expect you to risk it all for one days work? You mean to tell me there is no way you can make up for it the next few days if you have to? I guess I'm not in the corporate world, and for good reason, but I find it hard to believe any one person is that valuable where they can't miss a day when the weather is horrible.
I mean today was a bullet proof excuse to stay home. Spend some time with the kids, the grandkids, your spouse. Spend some time alone just recharging. People always talk about how busy they are, and then they're presented with a golden chance to take some time for themselves but they can't bring themselves to do it. Is our work truly that important? I know jobs are important, but worth risking your life for over missing one day? I think we get so tied into our jobs because a lot of our self-worth and self-esteem are tied into our careers. How high we are on the social ladder is dependent on how much we make or what our careers are. Our identity is tied into our jobs, and that is sad. Who we are is not what we do for a living? Yes our careers tell us a bit about ourselves and where we are in life, but they have no representation on what kind of a person we are. Yes what we do for a living is a big part of our lives, but our jobs should not be our sole source of identity. Because we tie our self-identity so closely with our jobs we feel that we have to be there all the time, we have to over perform, the company can't go on without us, and God forbid what happens if we miss some time and the company still goes on? Does that mean we're replaceable? I have news for you...we are all replaceable.
If I could be known for one thing in this world, it would be that I was a good father. I certainly want to succeed at my job, but not at the continued expense of my family. Yes there are times when the job interferes with family life, but I will not let it become the norm. If the job demands too much of me then maybe I'm in the wrong line of work. If I can't take one day, when the weather is horrible, and spend it at home with the family because I can't stand missing any work or don't think I can, for even one day, then maybe my priorities are messed up. God provides opportunities for us to recharge and reconnect. Are we missing them because we believe we're too busy? Where are our priorities? Sometime else to chew on besides goodies this Christmas Season!
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