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Having changed jobs recently from a 3 miles from home to all of Texas and La. to cover I have really learned to appreciate time with my kids. I have been going elk hunting for years (my dad introduced me darnit) and that one week was tough but it also did something good for me. I used that week to get closer to God (alone time) and to appreciate what I had back home that I sometimes took for granted. I was riding my bike this morning thinking about such things. How money and fame had ruined many lives (insert sports star - celebrity here) and how we often chase the mighty dollar neglecting our loved ones. Don't let it pass guys -hunting/golf/ fishing/ not that important when you get old and sit on the porch and recollect. I spent my 30's chasing much of those things but my 40's with my kids have been my best. I no longer break par and I don't hunt every chance I get as I used to but life is great when a little 6 year old girl hugs me morning and night.
Side note: hate to ruin this great thread but one day I would like to see a group of Christian men get together on a hunt (maybe elk) and have testimonies around the fire at night.Comment
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A great thread!Comment
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Just a thought God gave us forever and ever and ever to live with him but in there is our sliver of time 70 yrs on this earth IT MUST BE PRETTY IMPORTANT? How come he didnt just skip our time on earth? Makes you wonder?Comment
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thats why you see my son and soon my daughter at Axis of Evil. If i can't involve em in my hobbies it's not worth it.Originally posted by keep View Post
Don't just think about dying . . . there will be a time they grow and leave. I have two in college, one that is just now transferring to Baton Rouge for LSU. Brandon wants to go to UT. Once they do your daily dose turns into a quick call and thats if they have the time.
Spend your time with your kids wisely, show them they are the number one priority. Like is said . . . . if i can't do it with them then I can wait to do it.Comment
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Keep, I'll be on that trip with you and there won't be a day go by that we don't think about our families, you have to spend quality time with your family when you can. I'm sitting in a hotel with my wife and kids in San Antonio, we did the sea world and the Alamo and are headed to Wimberly tomorrow to see my cousin get married. I think you are being hard on yourself for taking this trip. We brought our kids everywhere when they were young, and i still feel it's important to spend time with them but they don't remember a whole lot when they are young but they do learn the daily teaching that you give them. There is time do do stuff with your kids and there is time for yourself some may not agree....
I see a lot of people get so caught up in there kids that they forget who they are and when the kids are gone they do not know what to do...Comment
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PaulOriginally posted by TENRMORE View Post
The main thing about the trip was the realization of how fast the two years went by, not so much Jamie and I taking a week away. I got to thinking how fast the the 2 yrs went by and it was like a blink of the eye, I started to think maybe I should look around and slow down and not always hope the time goes by fast so we can go on the next trip.
(all that said, it's only 75days till bou time
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Great thread Keep!Comment
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Great Testimonies!
It's all about priorities. God is first in my life and then comes family! I love to hunt just like many of you but spending time with the family is much more important. It's hard to replace that time with your loved ones!Comment
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How Ironic you started this thread yesterday Keep...Cause for me, 3 years ago to the day.. Yesterday. I started down another path in my life. On that day, I knelt on the ground watching my good friend and partner pass away before my eyes. Nothing I could do to stop it, except to tell him to hang on and think about his twin baby girls who were 3 at the time.
After he died, I realized how precious MY time with my kids and family were and how quick it can all change and go away. At that moment, after several years of thinking I was a doing a good job as a father and husband, I realized how selfish I had been most of my adult life. No more selfish than most Im sure, but I spent alot of time away from home doing things I liked.
Sure, I included them and enjoyed my time with them. But I also enjoyed and looked for ways to get away from it all without them. Not because I didnt love them unconditionally...because I was just blind to the time I was wasting to be a more productive influence on their lives.
I have only been on one trip in 3 years away from my kids and wife for more than a day or two. Ive spent less time being selfish and more time enjoying the small things I missed for many years. Everybody has a different day or moment that changes our perspectives, and some may not be fortunate enough to have a "sign" show them the way before its to late. Im just thankful to the lord, thankful for my family and trying to make the most of each moment from this point forward...
Whew....that was hard to say.
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