179. An Interview with Jesse

2022-09-27

I thought that it would be fun to sort of turn the tables around a little bit and interview Jesse, who just recently had his forty-second birthday! Jesse has a lot of wisdom to share. Having endured a lot such as his parents getting divorced and losing his mother, he shares some of the biggest life lessons he has learned over the course of his life, lessons that he hopes to impart to our children. We also talk about how important it is to take risks and face fears. Jesse had to do that when he went to law school and started his own firm,...

I thought that it would be fun to sort of turn the tables around a little bit and interview Jesse, who just recently had his forty-second birthday!

Jesse has a lot of wisdom to share. Having endured a lot such as his parents getting divorced and losing his mother, he shares some of the biggest life lessons he has learned over the course of his life, lessons that he hopes to impart to our children.

We also talk about how important it is to take risks and face fears. Jesse had to do that when he went to law school and started his own firm, and we both had to face fears when we went into fostering. All in all, you never know where a leap of faith or even just a baby step will take you!

In This Episode
[01:13] – Jesse had a big birthday recently.
[01:39] – I am interviewing Jesse in this episode!
[03:01] – Jesse recently finished reading Fortitude by Dan Crenshaw.
[04:28] – Jesse also started reading People Are the Mission by Danny Franks.
[04:58] – I am reading Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.
[07:48] – Hear what I have been learning from the book!
[09:20] – What has been saving my life this week?
[12:47] – Jesse shares what has been saving his life.
[15:16] – I remind you of Jesse's recent birthday.
[17:24] – What are a couple of life lessons that Jesse wants to teach our kids?
[18:13] – Jesse reveals some fears that he has faced throughout his life.
[21:49] – Jesse is about halfway through life.
[23:45] – Discover Jesse's hopes for the next forty years or so.
[26:35] – I talk about how foster care can be scary for some people.
[28:35] – Jesse argues that skills build on each other.
[30:30] – Jesse and I have known each other since we were 9 and 10.

Links & Resources
Crystal PaineBooks
Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage by Dan Crenshaw

People Are the Mission: How Churches Can Welcome Guests Without Compromising the Gospel by Danny Franks

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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