the gifts in life...

as if

perfectly

on cue...

. 

i turned the page

of the photo album

from twenty years ago today

and this picture is what

i found

 a tiny tj

just three and one half years old

in my office

as the regional director

for united way

i had multiple offices

this is the one in geauga county

i'd often have a few tasks

needing completed

on a saturday

especially if i had taken

time off during the week

to tend to sarah's medical needs

i almost always

 took tj with me

it gave him a break from being with

his medically fragile sister

and he was such a good boy

he would sit

very patiently

playing with the calculator

for hours if need be

he loved punching in numbers

and then seeing the machine

tape continue to spew

out until it reached

great lengths

then he would take

a red pen

 and circle all the numbers

i had forgotten about those days

i suppose he was

destined to be a finance major

in college

all the way back then

which makes finding these photos

so perfectly timed...

...today

 i handed over

 the financial reins

of our company

american medical computing inc

to this boy

all grown up now

i'm confident he will do

 an excellent job

take it to the next level

and beyond

and that my friends

will allow me to spend

more time creating

in the house of fabric

like those

chairs behind us

the minute the man

who had this job before me

 moved out

i took them home for a weekend

and reupholstered them

with the fabric you see

gave the office

a twinkle of sunshine

tj i love you son

you've worked hard

you've earned the title

of cfo

dad and i are so proud

and honored to have you

in our family