I love being an orthodontist. The enjoyment I get from seeing the changes in people is really uplifting. The idea that I get to choose who I work with for a staff is awesome- to be able to hand pick whom you get to work with is so cool. But my favorite job does not start until I get home- DAD.
These days with six kids it can get rather challenging to keep everyone happy, healthy and headed in the right direction. The challenges just add to the joy of seeing your children grow and mature- sometimes with your guidance and sometimes in spite of it.
I spent five years as a swim team coach molding kids to compete and along the way watching them grow in body, mind and spirit. This was just an early glimpse of the joy one gets from teaching your own kids. The early sleepless nights, wet and dirty diapers blur into days of the first steps. Then in an eye blink they are off to learning to talk, pray, read, write, swim and ride a bike.
It is an amazing privilege to be able to spend time just playing with them. As school and personal problems arise, I find myself guiding and counseling them as they turn into young adults. I look back to my own parents as examples of how to show selfless love while guiding with discipline. My “job” as a parent is never dull, at times stressful, but always the greatest gift God could have ever given me. My only hope is that someday my kids will feel the joy and love I have known both as a Dad and a son.
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