Happy Birthday Daddy

I almost expected to be depressed by this benchmark. The zero years (30 & 40) never bothered me, but for many reasons turning 26 & 37 really did. Those were times of extreme career and personal frustration, misdirection and helplessness. I couldn’t see God’s purpose for my life. This birthday, number 48, would have been the next in that 11 year cycle, but that blue tradition has been broken. The reason for my happiness is family. God has blessed me with those pictured here plus my wonderful wife and in-laws. Family has always been important to me and the boys have really bonded us all together like nothing else before. My life has a new direction and purpose, and I couldn’t be happier. Jobs will come and go. Awards will be celebrated and forgotten, but God’s gift of family is the greatest birthday present a man could ever receive.