Family
To my foster friend, You don’t know this blog exists yet. And, that is okay for now. But I still want to write you a letter – in the middle of the drama. This summer has been rough – really, really rough. And I am fully aware that no matter how hard it has been […]
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. […]
My 1st Office Job
Abby and Eason, I got married a few weeks after I graduated from college. My husband lived in Austin, so I needed to change jobs again. Honestly, I still didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life. I finished college, but I didn’t really have a vision for what “work” would look like. […]
More Than A Gym
Abby and Eason, During college, I was able to secure a job at a big gym. They taught not only gymnastics, but also offered fitness, after school camps, parties, mom and me classes, etc. The gym served an audience from birth to senior citizens. On top of what was already offered, I added a competitive […]
But, I Don’t Dance…
Abby and Eason, While I was working for the professor, I also taught gymnastics to a local competitive team. What I loved most about this job is that they would let me come in during hours that I was not teaching and do gymnastics. This was a major stress relief for me. At the onset […]
A Blind Professor
Abby and Eason, First, I am sorry that I haven’t written in a while. As you know I have been launching our recent company, and it has been incredibly time consuming. I have thought about your letters often and am sorry that I haven’t written. I want to pick up where I left off. After […]