Perspective.

While I was finding pictures for my most recent blog post, I came across a lot of old pictures from while I was still married.  A lot of the pictures reminded me of pain and unhappy times.  There was also a lot of pictures in there that just reminded me of the good times as well.  I wasn't entirely miserable while I was married, and to say so would just be a bad lie.  Those were definitely some of the best times of my life, and I felt like it was important to say so. 

I think that recently I've only been focusing on the negative times and things that have happened.  I don't want to forget the good times though.  To be honest, most of those good memories involve my Kids.  A lot of these pictures captured memories that are very special and meaningful to me. 

Normally, these would be very private to me, and I would not want to share them.  But, I have decided to put a few of those memories on here as a reminder to myself that there were happy times in there as well.

Of course hindsight is usually 20/20.  I think that it's important to change my focus and put a different perspective on my past.  I am grateful for all the good times that I've had.  I've grateful for all of my Kids, and the time I was lucky enough to have spent with them.  Sure there were some hard times mixed in there, along with a lot of heartache.  They were worth every tear and hour of lost sleep I've experienced.  I would do it all again in a heart beat.  I hope that they know that and don't forget about me. I was lucky enough to have been their Daddy for a good chunk of their lives.  To me, it has meant the world.  I will always think of them and be their Daddy in my heart.