Dear Child

Dear Child,

This is very new to me. I've never written to someone that I don't know, but hey, I'm not sure I really know many of the people whom I DO write to, so let's call it even.

These are a bunch of entries that you might read in 2015, or 2020, or 2030, depending on how successful you mother and I will be at teaching you to think, read and understand stuff.

I'll start with today.

Today is the 4th of February 2008. Where I am sitting now, there is a bunch of officeworks boxes containing some of the more "packed" stuff. We're moving from 202/150 Peel Street, to some yet unknown place. There are two properties that we're going to inspect tomorrow. Renting a place to live in is very expensive because of all the international students who are coming here from all over South East Asia.

I hope when you come around, I'll have a nice place for you to stay and to call home.

I'd put in a notice to vacate the current place by the 20th of February, which is around 16 days from now. I've done this before, and I believe it'll happen again. Between now, and that date, I would have moved into a new place, and your Uncle Aaron and Auntie Samantha would be doing most of the unpacking and filling out of the new place. I won't. They'll be arriving on the 16th of February - 4 days prior to us having to move out. After that, your grandparents will be arriving on the 24th of Feb, 4 days after I vacate this place. Isn't that interesting. I never thought that would be the case.

Anyways, we'll be celebrating your grandpa's 50th birthday on the 25th (talk about number patterns) Feb, and I've yet to think up what we're going to do to make it really special. Your grandpa has been an awesome dad to me, and your uncle and auntie. He bought your auntie a macbook just a week ago - they cost 2 times as much as a standard laptop. I miss them and I look forward to seeing them and splurging on them when they come.

I'm still learning my walk of faith, and I am so conscious of switching between fear and trusting God at every moment. Some moments when I flip into fear, I go nuts trying to look for a place on realestate.com.au, and I end up in a paralyzed heap. At other times I am at peace, knowing that The Creator has provided so much for me, and He will provide for me some more.

Child, this is part of learning to trust The Creator. He always seems wait till the 11th hour. I'm not yet quite sure why, but Uncle Tim says that it's because He always gives His children the freshest. My take on it is that nothing beats a good story, and the feeling of help coming through in a time of absolute helplessness. Either way, you're going to find yourself in difficult situations one time or another. I think the most important thing isn't necessarily the outcome, but rather the journey you take, because at the end of the day, Our Creator will work everything for the good of those who love him, and who trust him.

Learn to trust God. There really isn't any other better way to live.

Love,

Daddy