Woke this morning feeling good after a good night's rest. I also woke up missing my family, my wife, and waking up with our children. Yesterday was an eventful day, my youngest took a fall from his high chair and landed on his head. We rushed to the hospital, in which we remained for 5 hours. Thank our Lord that he is well, no problems, and nothing to concern about.
My wife called me panicking about the fall, I talked her into calming herself and that everything is going to be OK, met them at the hospital and made sure I was the representation of calmness and confidence that everything is going to be well. I made sure to praise my wife on doing the right thing and heading to the hospital and calling me to meet them there.
Today, I am in my thoughts about what type of man and father I want to be, what role model, and what teacher I would like to become to my children.
A thought came to mind, Along with this journey, I am going to purchase another notebook, in which I am going to write daily my thoughts about how I see my children and their experiences, I hope to give this to the boys when they are older, so they have an idea of how their father has view them through their journeys to become men.
Today's PMA:
Quote of the Day: (excuse the fact that today is two quotes and not one)
“Listen, there is no way any true man is going to let children live around him in his home and not discipline and teach, fight and mold them until they know all he knows. His goal is to make them better than he is. Being their friend is a distant second to this.” - Victor Devlin
“Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.” - John Wooden
The second quote by John Wooden does bring to mind the fact that just in this alone, this situation with our spouse, we are given a gift, the gift of breaking a monotony of conforming to what our lives were probably like, a repetition of routines. This situation has broken that, has allow us to stop and review the life we were living, and reassess ourselves. In this alone you can be thankful that our Lord has brought this into our lives. We are given a chance to make a better life, not only for ourselves but for everyone around us, including our wives, whether we end up together or not.
God Bless
M: 34 W: 33 S: 7 S: 14 months BD: 6/2015 Separation: 6/2015 Back and Forth between Home and Moms
