Has It Really Been TWO YEARS?

I was just scanning a few blogs, and stumbled across my own. My goodness -- has it really been two years since I set this thing up? I remember the night that I did that. My then 13-year-old son casually glanced over my shoulder and huffed "You're writing a blog?" He said it as if I was committing the equivalent of heading out the front door in a pair of Speedos to greet his friends. I wasn't sure just what it was about his dad writing a blog that was so uncool. I have since learned, however, that to a 13-year-old, very little his dad does is acceptable, much less, cool.

Well, he's 15 now, and although I may not have gotten any cooler over the last two years, I think I've gotten a little wiser. A couple of my friends passed away during that time, and I'm learning more and more that passion for one's vocation is good, but it has to be kept in check. In short, I've come to embrace two truths: "Every Day is a Gift" and "It's Just a Job".