Wade’s Words of Wisdom

Golf Outing

I was invited to accompany three of my sons on a golf outing Sunday afternoon.  Rhett, # 3 son, works at a prestigious country club in North Texas and was finally taking advantage of the free golf perk. 

When we arrived at the course, I immediately identified it as one of those “links” courses and was fearful that Pete Dye was the designer.  Sure enough, Mr. Dye even had his name on the flags on each hole on the course!  A links course is one where they plant tall, native grasses in all areas other than the fairways.  Any balls hit slightly off course is a gimme to Pete Dye and his friends, (we donated many balls to the pampa grass yesterday.) 

After the first nine holes, Rhett showed us through the clubhouse, the locker room, the exercise room, the 19^th hole and the fine-dining room.  Having belonged to one of the top clubs in Texas when I was in college, through my excellent father, I was used to the opulence of a top country club.  The ambience smacks of wealth and makes a strong statement to members and visitors alike that, “All members of this club have made it big in life’s lottery; they have arrived!”  In my unsaved college days B.H.S. (before home schooling), I shared that same sense of accomplishment with my father.

But, as I peered into the exercise room packed full of treadmills and barbells, one thought entered my mind, “They have everything in the world here to keep a man away from his wife and children.  How sad!”   

Have you arrived, financially?  If so, how do you spend your time?  How do you invest your money?  Do you invest in others, do you spread the Gospel, do you serve your wife, your children, and others in need, or do you buy a new “toy” to play with for a short while? 

Our pastor repeated one of my favorite verses yesterday in church, “To whom much is given, much is required.”  Whether you’re a fat-cat or struggling to make ends meet, the income level is not the real determining factor. What counts is, “Where is your heart?” 

Men, our wives and our children need us so badly.  Let’s invest in them.  The dividends will pay benefits for a lifetime!

Bless all you,

Wade Hulcy

President, KONOS, Inc.

Saved by grace.  Trained at the footstool of homeschool friends and mentors.

wade@konos.com