Title: Psalms 121
Speaker: Tyler Dunn
Location: Lubbock, TX
Date: 20 July 2025
Verse: Psalms 121

121 is one of the song of ascents

When was the last time you felt vulnerable?

In your vulnerability, God knows exactly what is happening

in your vulnerability, God promises to be close

Evil, brokenness, pain, chaos, death, disease, disaster – they do not get the final word

God does – the good that comes from God

I’m sorry if I was ever the worst version of myself around y’all after not going to sleep the night before.

I mean, what a silly reason for feeling bad and being awful, “Dad’s just tired. Leave him alone.”

This is especially true because I do it to myself, right?

I’m not staying up all hours of the night because of some emergency…

I’m staying up for “downtime.”

So that I can have time “alone” in a silent house after everyone else is asleep.

I think I am learning that this is a mistake.

When you are burnt out, it’s not free time that is needed, it’s rest.

Specifically, sleep.

So I will try 8 hours tonight, 10 PM – 6 AM.

Maybe I’ll keep you posted.

Read: Here’s Your Secret To Success: Go The F*ck To Sleep

The passage that jumped out to me:

It almost doesn’t matter what the problem is, the solution is often a consistent routine. Tell a sleep expert you’re not sleeping well, that’s what they’ll suggest. Tell a psychiatrist you’ve been feeling anxious, that’s what their first question will be. Tell a productivity guru your work output isn’t where you want it, that’s where they’ll start. Tell a dog trainer your dog is acting up, that’s where they’ll start. Tell a strength trainer you want to get stronger, tell an author you want to get better at writing, tell the Stoics you want to round out the day in a calmer, more tranquil state—a consistent routine will be the answer.

I love you.

-Dad

Welp, we took y’alls crib down this weekend.

It was time and needed to be done, but it was still not easy.

All of you spent 3-4 years in that thing.

It’s been up for over 11 years and still had H’s teeth marks on it.

What made it a little easier was that we waited so long.

I mean, if T is throwing sarcasm and talking about learning what decimals are at the Montessori school…

I don’t know – maybe it’s time she didn’t sleep in a crib. 🤣

Anyway, the move was a hit.

H has a larger bed and K and T got to rearrange their room to their liking.

Maybe we will have a different house one day.

But this one holds my favorite memories.

I love you.

-Dad