Quality Time

The last few months have been an amazing time for me.  It has been filled with many challenges and life changes.  Many frustrations and many victories.  I have written before about revival.  Sometimes it happens quickly through a particular situation or event.  Sometimes it comes gradually with much thought and effort.

I love being a father.  I love watching my kids learn, grow, and overcome fears.  Spending time with my dad in his last couple of months has helped me realize how important that time is with my kids.  I hear people say “I don’t spend much time with my kids because they/I am too busy, but it is the quality that counts, not the quantity.”

There are a lot of common, popular sayings out there that just simply are not true.  They have been put into place to make us feel better about our failures.  I believe this saying is one of those.  Yes, the quality of time is important, but the higher the quantity, the higher the quality.  My dad was a busy man between his job and his role in church leadership.  But I remember  him spending hours with me playing basketball, throwing the baseball, and even playing soccer.  I remember many nights as a family, sitting around the table playing cards, laughing, and having fun.  I have many memories of times with my dad.  I am very thankful that my dad believed in quantity time.

So as I finish with this chapter of my life and am no longer caring for my parents, I look forward to the new chapter and reinvesting that time and energy into my kids.  Revival is a great thing.  Often it does not come overnight, but over time.  A period of rest.  A period of renewing.  A period of change.  But it always brings about some change and personal growth.  I love being a dad.  I loved my dad.

-Curtis

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