Posted by Matt Markins in Quite vividly, I can remember the day my dad walked out. With dress shirts on clothes hangers, he marched down the hallway talking in a loud voice. My brother was reading me a Golden Book as a distraction…something Disney it seems.
Another time I can remember being twelve sitting in the car with my Mom at a traffic light at the corner of South Lafountain and Hwy 31 in tears because I wanted to spend the night at a friends house for his birthday party. The catch – it was “my dad’s weekend.” This meant that if I were to go to the party, I would have to tell my dad, whom I only got to see every other weekend, that I wasn’t coming until Saturday. Pressure.
It is through that lens that I viewed my experience today at Focus On The Family. Humbling, to be sure. I am experiencing a flood of emotions this afternoon.
As we walked into Jim Daly’s office, it seemed strangely normal, yet at the same time my mind could not quite compute that we were meeting with the President and the cabinet of this benchmark, influential organization that I have admired for twenty years.
What a great meeting though. Boy it went fast. We sat down and immediately downshifted in order to get the RPM’s up. They went after it, immediately. I loved it! After a few questions, they were right there with us. They understood our vision, the conference take away, and the make up of the event. We rounded out the meeting talking about possible areas of sponsorship. Great ideas! I can’t wait to see how all of this weaves together.
I was not surprised that they wanted to close out the meeting in prayer. The seven of us stood, scattered across the room as Mr. Daly prayed. There was much response to his words as he addressed the Lord.
We enjoyed a few minutes of small talk. Mr. Daly even asked about my boys. I may never forget that moment. Those guys are champions.
As we were walking out to the car, I thought to myself, “what just happened?” Why do moments like that have to go by so fast? My limited understanding is that those moments are to keep us thirsty for something more. They are only glimpses of the kingdom that awaits us. I can’t wait to explore that kingdom with my boys.
