Forgiveness and Shame
Abby and Eason, Before I met Jesus, I was in charge of my life. I worked hard to make sure I looked good and did everything right. Anyone saying otherwise challenged my view of myself and made me work harder and harder to prove I was a good person. I was working so hard because […]
God is Good
Abby and Eason, I am kind-of all over the map on topics for these letters. I think in the next couple of weeks, I want to sit down and plan the letters better… so you can look forward to that. But for now, I want to go back to the basics. I have some foundational […]
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. […]
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 […]