Today the Occupational Therapist came to see my sister. She decided to try to do some cooking while staying completely off her broken leg as the doctor instructed. During the exercise, the therapist told us a little about himself. He and his wife are expecting their second child. Their older child is almost 2 years old. My sister asked if he would be taking some time off when the baby is born. The therapist said he will be taking off 2 weeks – unpaid. He said it is worth it, though, so he can be home. He said he purposefully works only 4 days a week so he can have 1 full day of being the stay at home dad. His wife works half time as a social worker. He said that she does not really make enough money to pay for day care, but it is a fulfilling job and important to his wife. They also have both sets of parents that live in the area who also take their turn at babysitting. He acknowledged that they are very lucky to have such support. I was so impressed at his values and integrity – along with his knowledge and encouragement that he passed along to my sister.

I Found God today in the values, concern, and encouragement shown by the occupational therapist.