The Letter
As we were cleaning up the basement after a month of construction, I came a cross an old scrapbook that I have been carrying around for years. I did not take much time to look at all the ribbons and photos, however, a certain envelope caught my eye. It was addressed to my son or daughter in 2003 or 4. Ooops, I missed that date. I remember writing it, but I did not remember to deliver it.
Anyway, the Queen had everyone come downstairs and have it read out loud. I have been thinking about that letter all day. I wrote it when I was 16. I was experiencing a low point in my life. It was not the first or the last, but it did reveal some things about me. I confessed things as a 16 year old that I had not to this point confessed to my children. They were amazed at how much I knew about myself as an old man when I was such a young man.
That is what I have been thinking about. Did I really know what kind of old man I was going to be? I don't know. I do know what things were on my mind, what things were concerning to me, and what places I wanted to think I would be when I wrote it. It was kind of like a road map.
I took the time at 16 to try to figure out where my 16 year old would be when they read the letter. I talked to them as a 16 year old to another 16 year old. All of my children mentioned that my grammar, spelling, and ramblings have not really changed that much. I guess I am still me. I had no idea what was ahead of me. I did not know how many ups and downs I was going to experience. I just knew that I was going to make it.
I know there were times in those down periods that I began to question, but I did make it through. I wanted my children to know that I had that faith when I was there age. I hope that they have that faith in their lives as well. If not, I hope they are seeking to find it. A scripture that comes to mind is Joshua 1:9. I have found this to be true in my life. God is with you. He always is. He is just waiting to bless you through your faithfulness to him. No matter what happens in life, you can count on that. This I know. This I have learned. This, I am a witness of.
Anyway, the Queen had everyone come downstairs and have it read out loud. I have been thinking about that letter all day. I wrote it when I was 16. I was experiencing a low point in my life. It was not the first or the last, but it did reveal some things about me. I confessed things as a 16 year old that I had not to this point confessed to my children. They were amazed at how much I knew about myself as an old man when I was such a young man.
That is what I have been thinking about. Did I really know what kind of old man I was going to be? I don't know. I do know what things were on my mind, what things were concerning to me, and what places I wanted to think I would be when I wrote it. It was kind of like a road map.
I took the time at 16 to try to figure out where my 16 year old would be when they read the letter. I talked to them as a 16 year old to another 16 year old. All of my children mentioned that my grammar, spelling, and ramblings have not really changed that much. I guess I am still me. I had no idea what was ahead of me. I did not know how many ups and downs I was going to experience. I just knew that I was going to make it.
I know there were times in those down periods that I began to question, but I did make it through. I wanted my children to know that I had that faith when I was there age. I hope that they have that faith in their lives as well. If not, I hope they are seeking to find it. A scripture that comes to mind is Joshua 1:9. I have found this to be true in my life. God is with you. He always is. He is just waiting to bless you through your faithfulness to him. No matter what happens in life, you can count on that. This I know. This I have learned. This, I am a witness of.
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