Just a Dumb Truck Driver

Dream.
Do you dream?
Do you know what it is you are truly seeking?
Do you need to make your mark or do you just not know that you already have?
Just a dumb truck driver. Phrase is echoing in my mind. My husbands step father has a dream. A business idea and it is a wonderful idea. And my husband relayed a bit of info to me, that his step-dad had told him he was just trying to make his mark and that he doesn't want to be just a dumb truck driver.
I was instantly surprised, shocked, and numbed. I knew exactly how he felt. I have been there a million times. I am meant for something more, I am more, I am going to leave a mark. But the feelings have subsided since my faith has grown and I have come to realize, my life is more than I thought.
We watch him struggle with this business idea, watch him in a business world that he is not accustomed to, and it's like a fish out of water. But he has a dream, and he hasn't stopped, and for that he is to be applauded. He is making it happen.
I think of my sons. I think of the elation that overcomes them when Grandpa walks in the room. The squeals of joy and complete chaos he causes and I don't see a dumb truck driver or someone who has not left his mark.
I see the mark he has left on his grand kids and now he is showing them how to dream and how to go after that dream. They are learning what hard work is and what kind of character it can build.
If it all fails tomorrow, it won't make a difference to three little people I know. In their mind Grandpa is the best, and no matter what he does, he has left his mark on what matters most. It's not about paying for their college education or buying them their first car. It's not about having a business to keep in the family. It should be about faith, hope, love. All the things that God deems as being what is so great about these tiny lives we lead. It doesn't matter if you gross 4 million a year, or 4,000. It's about the love you give out.
You don't have to make your mark on the world to be something. You make your mark as a dumb truck driver with a dream and a prayer. You make your mark on what matters most, Michaella, Joseph, and Nicholas.