thisisfoster (@thisisfoster)

The “bigness” of a mission is achieved and experienced in little moments. Let me explain… My son is currently in what his coach calls 'hell week.' It basically involves practice twice a day, with sessions starting at 5 am and another at 3 pm. Athan is a bit bear up from it all. This marks his first year wrestling as a freshman in a highly competitive weight class (144 lb). His eye is slightly blackened, and his knee is bruised. He got pinned multiple times during his first scrimmage. However, every morning when I wake up to take him to practice, he is already up and ready to go. He is developing both toughness and resolve. One of my life’s goals (or missions) is to establish an intergenerational Christian household. You can break that goal into three major stages: becoming marriageable, getting married, having and raising children. Each of those stages are made up of little moments. They often feel insignificant at the time. So they are easy to overlook and under-appreciated. But big things are made of small things. The drive to and from practice is me raising my son into a man. It’s me encouraging my son in a hard but worthy pursuit. It’s me teaching him what type of father he should be. It’s me being there. After I’m gone, his memories will be filled with me. In that sense, I will continue to father him and even my grandchildren from heaven. Those short ten minutes drives are laying a life’s foundation. Big goals will remain pipe dreams if you don’t give yourself to the little moments.