Green river ghost towns

Oh hi kid!

I wonder if you got the treats mom sent or the Greek verb conjugations I sent. Admittedly, moms offerings are more fun.

I enjoyed your letter from Monday. I like the way you recognize how God grants miracles, that is to say, how those willing to serve make it possible for Him to grant those miracles. That’s the blessing of serving one another I reckon...more to be part of a heavenly transaction rather than perhaps storing up personal favors for the future. 

Speaking of miracles...jacob went to school early this morning to meet with his math teacher, he was civil and responsible about it. He actually had positive things to say about him tonight when I followed up with him. Keep praying Ben, I think with a few small victories jacob can realize who he is and start feeling confident about his abilities and future opportunities. Tomorrow is his first lesson with his tutor, my fingers are crossed for similar acceptance.

Our trip on Monday was fun, the weather was cool but sunny. It’s fun to visit those old abandoned places. You think about the purpose and struggle people put into their homes, jobs, and towns. All the hope of building, the desperation of staying and the disappointment of abandoning. It also fun to see how the layers of time get left behind. Within 40 miles we saw remains of a high tech missile base from the 50’s, railroad towns from 1900s, pioneer names from the 1800s, rock art from as far back as possibly 8,000 years ago. It was fun being with my sisters, your brothers chose not to go and I missed them. I think it’s okay for them to have some independence once in a while, and I needed some alone time with your mom.

Work is still busy. I may have mentioned that one of my ambitions was to compete with our little agency. Well,it might be happening a little, actually a lot faster than I expected. I’ve been working on some creative concepts for several of our campaign managers, it’s going extremely well. Some of the others went to the agency for help. They’re now looking at my work with a bit of jealousy, asking me if I can bail them out. I want to, but I really don’t want to over commit to what I can reasonably do. But everyone is recognizing the work and I hope I can start to build the organization I need to really move the marketing forward.

We have been interviewing a lot for two positions. I feel like I have a lot more perspective on it from recently being on the other side of it. I try to conduct the interviews respectfully and thoughtfully, then I try to be prayerful in my consideration. I think that prayerfulness is helping in several aspects of my job.

Well, kid, I could keep going but it’s probably just minutiae at this point. I need to tell you, as is my habit, how happy I am for you, how much I admire you for all you are doing, how much I love you, and how much I miss you. Stay safe my son,

Love

Pops