Just Thanks

Today's Thoughts. By Jeff Head 10/19/14 Just Thanks

For about three weeks now, I have been hanging around the house instead of motivating around the country in my big truck.  Sammy my lizard sidekick and I have been enjoying the home life while we work out a few of life's problems.  During my stay home, I have been able to do things that many truckers just never have the time to do like fix the wife's car instead of sending it out to a shop and paying out of the nose to get it fixed right.

Hanging around the house I have found myself doing many such chores like fixing the lawn mower, cleaning out some storage space and of course Sammy needed a safe place form the new kittens so I took some old fish tanks apart and made him a new lizard pad complete with reptile lighting and a second story to boot.

I have come to enjoy planning shopping trips with the wife and me sitting down and eating meals with my family.  I like being able to attend church every Sunday and believe it or not, I even had a short date with my wife.  You know, just her and I alone sitting down having a burger, just spending a little time without the rush of me leaving again for who knows how long this time.

Home time, having a life able to do all the things that many truckers miss out of being able to do because their job keeps them away from home so much of the time.  At the drop of a hat, I could if I wanted to go to a city council meeting or a local school ball game. I could if I decided to plan a party just to have a party or grab the family and meet a friend's family just for ice cream.  A walk to the bottom of the hill to my favorite spot on my favorite lake is just a moment away instead a weeks of hoping that when I finally get home, I have the time to do it instead of rushing out on my next trip.

Home time is reminding me of all the things that I as a trucker have missed over the years.  Reminding me of the things that I will never be able to go back and see or do.  But most of all it is reminding me that while I am sitting here enjoying my home time that some trucker somewhere is sitting out there missing out on their home time.  Because they are, I am able to go shopping with my wife and sit down with my family for a meal because some trucker somewhere delivered the world to me on the back of their truck.

I just wanted to take a moment tonight and thank them for the tough job they do and the time they spend away from their home and wish for them a good day as they travel our nation's highways.  I pray that they stay safe out there and that all the miles they travel for me and my family be safe miles. 

I hope for them that soon, they will find the home time that not only they, but their loved ones as well deserve so that they might enjoy a little bit of the life they sacrifice giving the rest of us a normal life.  Truckers, where would we be without them?  Thanks for all you do for our families and our country.

God Bless America

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