Invest time in your family

Once again, we are in August 2021. Summer is winding down and the Fall season is just around the corner in the Unites States of America. In life, advise from others may come and go, also money comes and money goes, but your true family stays around you forever!! Your close family is perhaps one of your most valuable assets that will bring you true happiness. The family is the backbone of every strong society.

Going through memory lane, growing up with my four brothers and sisters gave me some of the greatest memories of my life. Most importantly we had God, our parents and each other. Growing up, we did not have a lot of friends because as brothers, we had each other. We played together, laughed together, fought sometimes and most importantly, we had true love for each other. The bond of brotherhood kept us very close, although we each had different personalities.

Interestingly, fast forward to 2021 and by the grace of God, I am now a father, a husband to my own wonderful family ! When I look at the personality traits in my children, I can see flashes of myself and my wife. More than ever, I enjoy the laughter, the sound of my children in our house because their presence makes our lives fuller. We have spent more time together as a family this past one and half years because of the Covid 19 Pandemic than we have ever done in the previous past. The family time together has afforded my wife and I the opportunities to understand our children a little better.

For our family Getaway this month, we visited the Virginia Safari Park , which is an 180 acres of land located at Natural Bridge, Virginia. You can see all the animals while driving your car through the Park! We saw Giraffes, Cheetahs, Water Buffaloes, Zebras, llamas, and deers. Other animals at different designated parts of the park included Tigers, Pythons, Rhinoceros, Birds, Turtles, and a Sloth. I highly recommend you and your family visit this Safari Park when you visit Virginia.

In conclusion, continue to invest and spend adequate time with your family to enrich your present and future memories. There is a saying that money comes and may go, opportunities comes and goes, but the good memories that you create and build with your own family will last you a lifetime!!

By Kofi Amo-Mensah, Medical Doctor.