Its been a while since I’ve last posted. Actually, a very long while. Just to catch you up, its been a very busy last few months. Christmas was great. We had an amazing time as a family of 3 and visited with both sides of our family, exchanged gifts and spent time catching up. We are truly blessed to have such amazing and wonderful families. For New Years, very close friends of ours were in town and everyone gathered at our house to ring in the New Year. January flew by. Between work, church, running errands, and Cassandra’s birthday, I honestly don’t know where it went. And now, here we are in February.
Its crazy to look at the news right now. With everything that’s going on in Egypt, it almost seems like we’ve lost track of some of the things that are going on here stateside. Our government is now back in full gear. After the shooting in Arizona that rocked the nation, there was almost an appearance of our country coming back together, in much of the way that we did after 9/11. But that feeling quickly passed as the blame game started, people began politicizing the tragedy and personal attacks began against influential figures and talk show hosts. Its really settled in with me over the past few weeks that the idea that our nation’s fore-fathers founded this country upon, may never be seen or heard from again. Seriously, look around. What happened to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness? What happened to working for your money? Working for your own healthcare? Working for what you deserve? These guys had ordinary jobs like most of us, and worked for our country in their spare time. If we were willing to be a little more giving, our government wouldn’t be in the position to be telling us that we’re required to maintain healthcare. I know this speaks to all of us. Including myself. We should all be more willing to give.
Tomorrow is a big day for me. My beloved Green Bay Packers are playing in Super Bowl XLV (45). I spent some time this week reading about their former coach, Vince Lombardi. This guy defined what it means to be a football coach. He ate, lived, and breathed Green and Gold. I don’t have time to rewrite everything I read, and I sure can’t do it as well as this ESPN story. Vince Lombardi was an incredible Coach. He made the NFL what it is today. But something I do want to point out… Vince Lombardi spent so much time pouring all he had into football, his family suffered most. Football was his passion. Football was his life. But his family sat on a back-burner for much of his time coaching. Is this something we can relate to? I know there are times for me, that I struggle giving my wife and son my full attention. There are times that I’ll get so wrapped up in work, or music, or a project at home that they’ll be down in the living room, and I’ll be in my office working the night away. The biggest thing I learned from Vince Lombardi this week, is that its okay to be passionate about something. But don’t let that passion outshine the people that care most for you. Don’t get so wrapped up in something that you neglect those who matter most.
As for SuperBowl XLV, GO PACK GO!!! GO PACK GO!!! :)
