"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven; a time to be born..." - Ecclesiates 3:1-8. Solomon wrote these words (not the Byrd's believe it or not) when he discovered that "everything is meaningless" apart from understanding that life is a "gift from the hand of God".God's richest of life blessings: family, friends, fly-fishing, hunting, career and...well - Is there anything else? All of these things add up to one earthly struggle - life balance. As it turns out, life balance is neither a marathon nor a race, but a dynamic life-long journey. I've personally enjoyed successes and failures in this arena and can testify that marriage, children, and a fulfilling career do not equal a death sentence to all that is fun and masculine. In fact, quite the opposite.
If you have ever fished a river for a half-hour or less with your two-year old strapped to your back, had your wife out fish you on the Green River, or had your deer hunting trip turn into a bug and rock hunting trip with your little ones; you may have witnessed first hand that life is in fact a "gift from the hand of God". I suspect that as we find lasting contentment in a few, outweighing the temporary disappointment of others, we may have found life balance.
