Friday, September 13, 2013

Keeping my priorities straight

I have spent the past week at a conference. I know it has been a tough week for Sara. She has not only has to pull double duty in taking care of the kids, but she also had to suddenly increase the number is various therapy sessions regarding Andrew's occupational, ABA, and speech therapies.

I felt really sad when I learned this evening that I have been letting myself get too wrapped up in things here. While we caught up on the phone tonight, Sara has to finally share something I didn't want to hear. Every time we have called, I have been too eager to share what I was up to, and made her feel as of she had to wait her turn to tell me about her and the kids. 

As husband and father I need to focus on supporting my wife especially when she has had such a challenging week. I feel guilty that my first words were never, "How are you? How are the kids?" I had a chance on the flight over here to read more of one of our autism books, but I didn't take advantage of the opportunity. 

I regret my selfish actions and hope Incan rise back up to be a truly loving father and husband. 

1 comment:

  1. You ARE a truly loving father and husband! Don't ever doubt that. It's just been a rough week for both of us and I imagine it's easy to be distracted from everything when you're away. I understand that. It has been overwhelming and just hard without you here. It will be so much better to have you home so we can face these challenges together. I love you!

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