This is a little bit off the norm for my posts, but I had to write about this today because it was so fun. I also am writing about this because it was something that I have continuously prayed for. Yesterday a group of boxes containing my daughter’s previously purchased bunk beds came in the mail. They needed to be put together, but Tuesdays are busy days for me so I wasn’t at home. However, Wednesdays are busier than Tuesdays, so I knew that I had to get this bed put up last night. So what did I do? I stopped at QuikTrip and got lots of caffeine and Cheetos (essential building materials) and headed home after choir rehearsal. This project finally got started around 11:15pm. For any of you who have ever built anything from wood pieces in a box, you know that you need more than an hour to put this together. And that proved true again in my life as we didn’t finish this project until 3 in the morning.

There were 2 things that came as a result of this endeavor. 1, my girls think I’m the greatest thing ever because I put their beds together while they were sleep. The other thing that was really cool was that I got to spend some quality time with my wife. I don’t always get to do that as much as I would like. It was a really special time for us and we got to do that together. Of course we were hyped up on fake sugar and fried air, but it was worth it to do something for our girls AND spend that time together.

I learned again last night that I don’t have to buy a whole bunch of stuff to be a hero or someone special in my family. It’s all about the time. I spent time with my girls and I spent time with my wife and I am officially a hero. Even better than being a hero, I’m a husband and a daddy. That’s probably the coolest thing.