The Available Dad

I remember as a young pre-teen waiting for my Father to come home from a long day of teaching in Maryland.

You see he commute every day 150 miles and some how seemed to make it back home with enough energy to play with me. So before he could even change from his work clothes I would have ball and glove in hand and he would put his brief case down and we would spread out in the back yard and proceed to throw pitches for the next hour.

My Dad would make himself available to me in the midst of his very active and involved life. What this taught me was the significance of making the simple decision to drop whatever I am involved in at the moment and attend to the voices of those around me and who depend on me to be aware that they want me to see them, hear them, and be with them in their world.

Most other things can wait, but the lost opportunity of time spent with another can never be replaced. Make that decision today!