-/\/\-----------------------------------------------------------------
\ / HEARTLIGHT(R) Magazine --
http://www.heartlight.org/
--\/------------------------------------------------------------------
May 13, 2008
/--- HAVE YOU MADE YOUR PLEDGE YET? ------------------\
Your generosity is what makes this ministry
possible! Will you join us? We need you!
\-- http://www.heartlight.org/support/monthly.html ---/
=========================== TODAY'S ARTICLE ==========================
Sometimes the Hard Choice Is the Right Choice, by Steve Higginbotham
Yesterday, several good friends and I were sitting in the office of a
neurosurgeon. We listened to him as he explained why he left a thriving
practice in a large metropolis to come to a much smaller hospital in
our area of the country. He said it was all because of a letter he
received.
You see, he had been so busy with his job, he told us that he literally
had not seen his little girl in three weeks. Then one night when he
came home from work, there was a letter by his bed from his 11 year-old
daughter. It was a letter in which this little girl told her daddy that
she missed him and wanted more of his time.
In the letter, this daughter acknowledged to her daddy that he had an
important job, but she said, "Daddy, doing the 'right' thing is
sometimes the 'hard' thing to do." It was at this point that this
successful neurosurgeon decided he wanted to be a father first. So he
left his practice and moved his family to South-Central Kentucky.
I couldn't help but be touched by this doctor's story.
I couldn't help but be touched by this doctor's story. Before me was a
man who knew that there are things in life that are more important than
fame, ego, work, and money. It doesn't take a "brain surgeon" be able
to identify proper values and priorities in life. Sometimes, little 11
year-old girls who miss their daddy can discern those things.
The question I have for you is have you discerned these same truths?
Give it some thought.
---------
(c) 2008 Steve Higginbotham <shigg@glasgow-ky.com>
RELATED LINKS:
* Daddies, Please Hear Us!
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200710/20071028_daddies.html
* Daddy Make Him Stop!
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200306/20030611_stop.html
* There When Daddy Can't Be
articles/200805/20080512_daddycantbe.html
* MERCeMAIL
http://www.glasgow-coc.org/mercemail_2006.htm
This article can be found on the web at:
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200805/20080513_hardchoice.html
=========================== FEATURED PRODUCT =========================
WOW WORSHIP 2006, by Various Artists
Fly away on the wings of the year's best worship songs! Two CDs.
http://shopping.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/link?257
Find more great books, CDs and videos at the Heartlight store! With
each purchase you make, you're helping to support Heartlight's
ministry. Thanks SO MUCH for your help!
HEARTLIGHT DAILY EMAIL /\/\
===============================================================\ /===
http://www.heartlight.org/
\/
Visit HEARTLIGHT on the web for even more articles, plus music,
devotionals and more for your Christian walk!
ABOUT HEARTLIGHT:
Heartlight, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) religious non-profit organization.
Donations are welcome and tax-deductible! Find out how to help!
http://www.heartlight.org/support
EDITOR: Phil Ware, phil@heartlight.org
HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE?
It's FREE! To subscribe send a blank email to:
join-heartlight@maillists.heartlight.org
HOW DO I LEAVE?
To unsubscribe send a blank email to:
heartlight-unsub@maillists.heartlight.org
STILL HAVING TROUBLE?
If our automated unsubscribe system isn't working for you,
send an email to mailmaster@heartlight.org and let us know
what list you would like to leave. We'll take care of you.
======================================================================
