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FAMILY, TREASURE IT
Life is full of opportunities and busy-ness and although all options that you might have are good ones, at the end of the day if your decision(s) don’t revolve around family, it’s probably the wrong decision.
I have been married to the most beautiful woman in the world for 24 years this year. Her name is Missy and she has blessed me with two incredible children, Jake and Macy. This family has not glided through life without trip-ups but at the end of the day, I couldn’t ask for any better. After all, they have to put up with me. But on a serious note, we would not be where we are today if it wasn’t for my incredible in-laws that took me in like their own.
When my in-laws, Jack and Dee Dee, were roughly my age currently, they met me for the first time and
I was smitten with their daughter (still am). When I met them, I fell in love with them and what they stood for. They immediately took me in and treated me like I had been in their family my whole life. Within month’s, I asked them for permis- sion for Missy’s hand in marriage and within a few short months we were married. The following year Jake was born and the year after that, Macy was born. Within a couple of years my world went from undergraduate school at MSU to a wife, family, and my in-laws who embraced it every step of the way.
I remember every day before
I went to work, Missy’s Mamaw would be at our house. She would help Missy with the house, grocer- ies, or whatever needed to get done. I remember even more that when I would go to work (2nd shift) Missy would put the babies in the car and
head over to her Mom and Dad’s. Every day whether I worked or not, we would go over there and without fail, Dee Dee would have food ready and she would relentlessly take care of the kids and never ran out of energy. This happened day in and day out. And I forgot to mention that she had a full time job as well... she never quit. And she still never quits. This is my experience with the true testament of FAMILY.
Jack and Dee Dee now have three adult children with spouses and six grandkids. All of which would not know what the true definition of family would mean if it wasn’t for their love and efforts to purposefully bring us together for family dinners, making soup and delivering it to our houses, and just loving us uncondi- tionally.
Thank you Jack and Dee from the bottom of my heart for loving the way you do and teaching me what it means to be family.
Family also can extend into the marketplace as well. After all, that is how small business began. Different families had different gifts and trades and in order to help other commu- nity members, families would either barter their goods or have eventual storefronts to sell what the others didn’t have and needed. And as a provider and restorer of health in
our community, McCullough Family strives to accomplish the same thing. So, do not hesitate to commit to
your health and allow us to help you reach your optimum potential so you can accomplish your dreams and
live this life to your fullest! Because headaches, back pain, and everything in between can be remedied by our cutting edge technology and digital x-rays, we are ready to serve you in your healthcare needs. Call at (269) 964-3300 to schedule your appoint- ment today!
FOR LIFE
Dr. Mark McCullough, Special to Senior Times
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