Today we spent the day with one of our girls in Boston. We went to the Red Sox game (they lost) and then went to dinner with her and her boyfriend. We had great weather, iced coffee, shared kettle corn, and managed the heat.
Our daughter is in the midst of making some life changing moves and just wanted us to sit and listen. She was anxious, had a few tears, and, weighing all the options. Her dad only had one thing to say: “Are you happy?”
Dad asks the question, mom prays, boyfriend supports, and in the end we know she’ll be okay. It’s her first big career move and she’s learning how to follow her heart. Dad’s question is the crux of it all. After you talk money, benefits, and job description, what is most important is all that’s left – Are you happy? The most beautiful words to my ears are my girls saying, “Mama, I’m happy.”
And so, as another day goes by, today Fenway was about more than baseball, and ….I have written.
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