Richest Day in 08

I  became a mega weathly man today. No I didn’t inherit a large sum of money from a rich old uncle, the stock market didn’t turn around, and I didn’t win the Tennessee lotto. After being in Florida for the last few days, I had a deficit in my family time bank account. Today that changed. We all had an early breakfast together before church. Then we enjoy some beautiful John Rutter music in the confirmation service for my son. My parents came over from their home in Western, NC for the day and we enjoyed a lunch made for Sunday afternoon – in the dinning room, on the fine china, with great conversation.

During lunch, my parents told stories I don’t ever remember hearing about as I grew up. They discussed my birth and the birth of my four siblings and what it was like LONG time ago. We had a wonderful homemade dessert made by my wife accompanied by a cup of hot tea. More conversation and then I  took my parents and older kids to a soccer practice. While my son was practicing, we had our own soccer game and belly laughed as we made up rules to our game as we played. I had all five kids solo while my wife took a much deserved evening off. All were bathed, the dishes done while we played the game Three Questions. Then I read to them about my historical hero, Paul Revere and they actually paid attention. I just loved today as simple as it was but it even gets better IF that is possible. Just for kicks, I put my youngest child (a few days shy of 18 months) on the potty. She produced. Not just, what you would expect on the first try either. I am QUITE sure that Warren Buffett isn’t as rich as I, that Bill Gates just suffered through another Sunday, and that Larry Ellison didn’t share a pooh pooh moment with a toddler. You couldn’t make me change places with any of them – I’d lose too much.

Tim Richardson is an inspirational speaker who speaks about how giving increases employee morale, lowers employee turnover, increases customer loyalty and creates higher profits for Fortune 500 companies, associations, and national conventions. He is the founder of the The Worlds Biggest Blog Party an event which will connect bloggers from all over the world to raise money for charity. He is also founder and president of the Bill Walter Melanoma Research Fund and co-founder of the Jeffrey Roth Cycling Foundation. Click here for more information on professional speaker Tim Richardson.