10,000 hours? Okay, let's see. At the rate I've been going, I will be an expert when I am... 124 years old. Hmm, that 's seems doable.

Awesome post with a light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks, Mary!

Yikes! These people are like the drunk cousin at a family reunion. Very embarrassing.

My dad recently past away. As I was looking through pictures to put together a slideshow for his funeral, I noticed several shots where he was fishing, and it reminded me of his love for the sport.

In fact, two of my kids and I were privileged enough to take him on his last fishing trip – across the street to the neighbor's cattle tank! He didn't catch anything that day, despite my seven-year old daughter rounding up 18 catches of her own! And that was typical for Dad – everyone else caught fish, but he didn't (I have the pics to prove it). But that didn't keep him from doing what he was so passionate about.

So I would say his "never give up" attitude is the one trait that stands out the most for me. Whether fishing, or marriage, or building a mission work, he never gave up!