Trauma and A Broken World
Abby and Eason, Trauma is unavoidable. The experience of trauma is very different from person to person, but I don’t think that there is anyone who hasn’t experienced it or won’t experience it in their lifetime. As I have talked to people, there is a tendency we have to want to measure trauma. We want […]
Things Seem Broken
Eason, I have to imagine that this summer the thought of “what’s happening” passed through your mind often. Things felt out of control… and they felt stable at the same time. What had changed were the circumstances surrounding us; what hadn’t changed is that our strength is found in Jesus. And I am really proud […]
Heart Pain…
Abby and Eason, Having a sick child is extremely difficult. I think Abby would tell you that being a sick child is even harder. And, Eason might say that supporting a sick sister is stressful. This summer that stress became reality. We all knew that Abby’s body didn’t like COVID. And somehow she catches it […]
New Family Member
Abby and Eason, Let’s start at the beginning of the summer. SHOCK. I guess that would be the emotion. Our family has fostered many kids, and one of the things that I believe has made that possible is that we always know our WHY (why we do it). Our why, however, has changed over the […]
Tough Summer
Abby and Eason – It has been a long summer, and I haven’t written…. As you know! In the beginning of summer I kept thinking I would return to writing. But, by mid summer, I knew I had to wait. There was simply too much in our lives for me to write at that time. […]
Summer Camp Job!
Abby and Eason, The year I graduated from high school, I decided to add another job to my group of jobs. (I already had several!) A local, Christian school was looking for someone to prepare their kids for cheerleading camp. The kids practiced super early in the morning, so I could do it without disruption […]
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 doing things scared and trusting Jesus. For me, it seems […]
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 always pretty. In the last letter, I gave you a […]
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 are two examples you can read: Hannah – 1 Samuel […]
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, before I do, I want to acknowledge that it is […]