Reflecting back on my short life and career, I can't say every decision was the best ever made, but I am glad that God has blessed me with a wonderful family and successful career. As I decided on this edition's article, I wanted to get personal withmany of you and share.I grew up in rural Lamar County as a boy, with many big dreams and aspirations. My father was an inspiration and my best friend. He always had these little sayings and life lessons that he shared, even though I thought I already knew all that stuff. I figured out later, he was a genius and I would be much farther ahead in life, had I listened and applied his teachings more. One of those "life lessons," he had learned through previous jobs and experiences was to do something with your life career wise, that makes you happy. He always said, "Son, don't get up and dread going to work." He was a millwright at a local sawmill and enjoyed fixing stuff. My grandfather was a logger, a "mule logger," so I guess you can say sawdust was already in my blood.
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