My family and I reside in Crestwood, an inner suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Currently my three offspring are all in college. It appears I will be the proud father of an English Teacher, an International Social Worker, and an Engineer. The names we give ourselves and each other are typically inconsistent and biased at best. At their worst these names can be damaging and divisive. I have been called by many titles and labels in my career, some of these include:
- Friend
- President
- Father
- Coach
- Director
- Brother
- Deacon
- Sir
- Technologist
- Engineer
- Nerd
- Geek
- Entrepreneur
- Leader
- Executive
- Philanthropist
- Rescuer
- Husband
- Uncle
- Mentor
- Author
- Sports Fan
- Hunter
- Scoutmaster
There have been quite a few others that were less than flattering, I will not list those here. Many of these titles are something of an accomplishment and are nice to have as a part of your life. The question I began to ask myself a number of years ago was this; How do you want to be known? 100 years from now if your name is mentioned what do you want to be remembered? I have boiled it down to a few very simple things I truly want to be known for.
- Loving God
- Loving others more than myself
