I have found myself trying very hard to find even one thing I could say I really respected in his life or wanted to model myself after. In his last weeks before he died of leukemia, he completely withdrew into a shell and even asked that I not come down to visit until the funeral. He was content with the memory of one enjoyable visit we had just prior to that, and wanted to leave things that way.
I don't want to have that kind of a legacy.I really want to have a deep and positive impact on my wife and kids first of all.
Thankfully, the Lord has already made many changes in my life that are making that possible - I'm eager to continue the process. I would also like to help other men start taking a deeper look at their lives too."
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