Category Archives: K

Working Hard

Working Hard

Under the issue of working hard, I saw this post about making your own luck and I liked how it was said.

On teaching his children about working hard:

“I also want them to know that you can love hard work as well, that hard work isn’t a burden but a consequence of one’s own skillset matching a true need.”

The writer, Austin Kleon said it a different way, in regard writing.

Here he discusses the value in small amounts of work, and how they accumulate:

“Building a body of work (or a life) is all about the slow accumulation of a day after day’s worth of effort over time. Writing a page each day doesn’t seem like much, but do it for 365 days and you have enough to fill a novel. You do it your whole life, and you have a career. So, if I can leave you with one piece of advice, something encouraging that I can sear into your brain, it’s this: Figure out what your little daily chunk of work is, and every day, no matter what, make sure it gets done. If you fail, the sun comes up tomorrow, and you get another chance. If you succeed, you’re still going to have to get up tomorrow and do something else.”

I hope you remember how big of a component hard work can be to success.

I love you.

–Dad

Serving The Church

Serving In The Church

I have been thinking a good bit about serving in the church the last few weeks.

It seems action is so important, not just in everything else, but also in your faith.

Sure you can talk about writing, but how much do you write?

Many might want to be professional golfers, but how many are willing to play golf 5 hours a day for ten years?

Or, think of the countless people that have dreams of being a doctor, but are unwilling to study in high school.

For so many, the distance between talking and action is enormous.

That was all I could think of when I read these verses.

There is so much to do, and so few willing to act.

Matthew 9:36-38:

But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

I love you.

–Dad

Blessing Children

Blessing Children

I love the idea of blessing children.

Yesterday morning I was reading about the blessing that Isaac gave to Jacob.

Genesis 27:28-29:
Therefore may God give you
Of the dew of heaven,
Of the fatness of the earth,
And plenty of grain and wine.
Let peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And let your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who curses you,
And blessed be those who bless you!”

I love you so much.

It’s seems silly, but let me try one.

May the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and your mom and dad keep and hold you.
I pray he gives you the desires of your heart and guides you all your days.
Let your blessings be too many, and your pains too few.
May he shape you day by day, and may you always return to him.

I love you.

–Dad