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These entries are love letters I write for my children, Abby and Eason.

High School Jobs

Abby and Eason, I want to wrap up with a few thoughts on high school jobs. First, I had a cool and unique experience with high school jobs. I was able to take a talent (gymnastics) and make a really cool set of job experiences

Private Lessons

Abby and Eason, The other thing I did during (mostly) summers in high school was give private lessons. This was something that I learned about in high school, but in college it became a pretty significant part of my job plan. A private lesson is

Summer Camp

Abby and Eason, It seems like I had a lot of jobs in high school, but it really was more that each job had downtime. I learned to make the most of the downtime. I told you about the dance studio and my Friday cheer

Friday Business

Abby and Eason, In the last letter, I told you about working at the dance studio. I didn’t tell you this, but it was closed on Fridays and Sundays. I don’t really remember when or why I decided that I needed to work on Fridays,

My First Job

Abby and Eason, It is an exciting time in your growth right now – we are talking about jobs. Yeah – jobs. It is hard to believe you are that old. I thought I would write you a few letters telling you about my previous

Do It Scared

Abby and Eason, I have a friend who always makes comments about the fact that I do things scared. She says it as a compliment about my willingness to trust Jesus. I am not sure if I am brave, but I do often find myself

Emotions don’t always look pretty

Abby and Eason, In this letter I want to go deeper into the idea of casting our emotions on God. In the last letter we talked about why that was important. But, what I want you to hear in this letter is that it isn’t

Emotions and Prayer

Abby and Eason, I have mentioned emotions and prayer in several letters. Today, I want to try to explain that topic. Of course, the best explanation is in scripture. Throughout the Bible, we see person after person talking to God while expressing deep emotions. Here

Tumors and Emotions

Abby and Eason, In the last letter, I told you about some really raw emotions I expressed to God. I told you about not trusting Him and blaming Him for the situation I was facing. I want to tell you where I am now. But,