Quest For the Best Follow Up

The past little while has been incredibly busy for me and my family. Life's competing priorities have pulled us in many different ways and I have felt like we were all just ships passing in the night. On Monday I was invited to dinner with our Regional Vice President. That could have been a great opportunity to rub elbows with an influential person and build a stronger reputation at my new company. The invitation was open - I didn't have to go but I felt like I had to.

I thought of last week and the few opportunities I had to spend with my whole family together and then I thought of this coming week and knew that Monday would be the only night this whole week I would be able to spend with my family.

Monday nights for me are sacred. We gather together and sing songs, play games, plan out the upcoming events and have a short lesson for the kids. I thought on that and told my boss I had a prior engagement I needed to keep. I am so glad I did.

As my nearly three-year-old son said the opening prayer for our Family Home Evening, my heart was full as I heard him say:"...and thank you Heavenly Father that my Daddy could be home tonight..."

Family is really where the best lies.