Working with Dad

On Friday, my son David had a day off from school. It was a good opportunity to follow through on having him go to work with me. He's been wanting to see first hand what NHance is all about. I had told him that I thought it would be more valuable for him to work with me than to attend school on a given day. It's not that I think school is invaluable. The fact is that he will best learn to be a man by being with quality men. I want both my sons to be influenced by other men who are hard working, committed, and leaders. And I want to be a dad they can look to as an example of strictness with humility.

I must admit, sometimes I question our school system. We send our children into environements primarily filled with peer influence. What's the average ratio of adults to children? When alarms of the decline of Western Civilization sound, shouldn't we take a good look at our schooling? Not just that, even more basic is the household. We're meant to be families of love, truth, and goodness. That doesn't happen by accident. Ou children are too valuable to NOT be intentional every second.

So how did David do? He worked like the champion that he is. It was a great day. It was a huge step in his development. I look at David as more mature because of how he engaged that day. He was ready to work and gave his best at each step. He participated as a member of our team to deliver to our customer. I was talking with Marcia, and we recalled the first times we were trained on a job by a less than dedicated employee who said something like, "This is the way we're supposed to do it, but I just do this..." or "That's not my job." Where will our children learn a strong work ethic? Or Self-control? Endurance? Generosity? And Courage? We have to take responsibility for them. Don't hear me preaching the final word, I'm a parent hoping and working for the best in my children. At times they see my best, but also my worst. But I think that's valuable too. Especially when I admit I'm wrong and clean up my mess.

Oh yes, at the end of the day, David was also excited about his reward for a hard day's work too - a paycheck. This picture is of the floors we renewed that day. They came out great! Don't you think?