Today I’m thankful for my son Nathan. A guy is always hopeful for a son, and especially a son who becomes a real man; independent, resourceful, a leader, and tender toward his wife. Nathan is all of those things and I’m very proud of him.
He was always very athletic (unlike his dad) and tough. He always excelled in any sport or activity he tried and I was always amazed and proud as I watched him. He had some health issues as a youth and had to take some time off from organized sports but that didn’t slow him down much. Instead, he concentrated on personally challenging style sports like rock climbing. He trained well and did well at that too.
He did spend some time as a musician. He played in a high school band with some buddies and they really were pretty good. He can’t find his bass anymore but has expressed and interest in doing it again. His generation just kills me. They don’t see anything as a challenge like we do. They just do it.
Nathan is a leader in the business world and is very good at what he does and has been rewarded well by his employers. He is a talented carpenter and remodeler too. In fact, I don’t think there’s anything he can’t do if he puts his mind to it.
He has struggled with addiction but seems to be getting that behind him now. I certainly hope he does and finds some peace with that. He’s also spent some time married to the wrong woman but that is thankfully nearing an end. I just wish his children lived closer to him so we could all see them more often.
Nathan is a good man. He is all I have ever hoped for in a son and I’m thankful that God entrusted him to Kathy and I as his parents.
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