Convergence

Tisha,
It’s hard to believe that as of Sunday we’ve been married 12 years. I’m sorry that the weekend didn’t make it conducive for celebration. I promise to make it up to you!
This is the last of my letters, at least for now. I’m writing it to you, because of earthly relationships yours in most important [...]

Context
In late 2004 or early 2005, Tisha had heard through her sister Tara Matson about a Dallas couple, Jon and Tami Gappa, who discovered their infant son Sam had been diagnosed with cancer. The end result of a surgery to remove the tumor was that his kidneys would never regain function. For the next three-plus [...]

Note: I met Jason in 1998. We went to Southwest together for a year. He and his wife Cody have two sons. He preaches in LaGrange, TX.
Doug
Jay,
Its hard to place a specific value on friends, but one can more or less develop an idea by way of how friends endure things together. For example, Daniel’s [...]

Note: When I first started writing these letters, I made up my mind that the last two were going to Jon, Tami, and Sam Gappa and my wife Tisha. Up to this point, all of the letters that I’ve written have been directed to family, but there are a few friends that I want to [...]

I know I’m not the only one whose made a joke or two about “in-laws” in my lifetime. The “in-law” relationship has its own unique dynamic to it. Even when its good, you feel compelled to joke about it just because its normal.
It works both ways by the way. I’ve heard numerous parents, in [...]