Dave Ferguson: On Breakfasts with Amy

Dave Ferguson recently wrote about his weekly breakfasts with his daughter Amy as a part of relationship:

12 years ago my daughter Amy graduated from afternoon Kindergarten and started first grade which meant going to school all-day. That was when we started going out to breakfast together once a week.

Dave continues:

I don’t remember a single early morning trip where the conversation was so important that it permanently changed either of our lives. But I do remember lots of talk about school, friends, the future, God, family, favorite music, lacrosse, coffee-snobbery, doubts, church, colleges, dating, the poor, how to make a difference, her “junior high girls”, Mexico and Rwanda trips, jobs, money, family, owning your “stuff”, saving for college, grades, graduating early and more.

And then Dave brings it all home

On second thought, maybe the culmination of all those conversations did change our lives. And maybe that is how love, community and a father-daughter relationship grow – one conversation at a time. I am so grateful for those early morning conversations and each of those breakfast trips with Amy. It’s one of those things I know I will never regret.

It makes you think how you can be more conversationally available….

Thoughts?