Dear Ruby,
Hey sweetheart! I hope things are going swimmingly for you. Christmas is only a week away, maybe next year you’ll be able to tell me what you’d like for Christmas.
I got some sad news this weekend, my friend Kacey passed away. I’m not sure if you remember her, your mom knew her too, I’m sure she can show you her picture. It breaks my heart though, she was such a sweetheart. I need you to realize how bad drugs truly are, since I was arrested at the end of 2019 I have lost four close friends. Not including people I just knew in passing. Andy ( he had the dog Toby), Uncle Hog, Forty (idk if you would remember him), and now Kacey. I’m scared of who will be next! I know that life is behind me, never to return, but I need you to realize from these tragedies how dangerous drus are.
On to something a little more uplifting. I came across a verse from the bible that I really liked yet again, “…weeping may endure the night, but tomorrow brings joy” –Psalm 30:5. I like this verse for all the ways it can be interpeted, on the surface it can mean that tomorrow this feeling that has you upset will pass. For instance have you ever been mad about something or sad and the next day forgotten what you were upset about, or felt silly for being upset over something so trivial? Another way to look at it is how I currently see it, this time in prison away from my loved ones is my night “season”, and when I’m free and this is all behind me I’ll have joy in my tomorrow ” season”. Also another way is if we have hardships and sorrow in this lifetime we know that if we follow Christ we will have an eternal tomorrow filled with joy.
Pie, I hope you find some happiness and comfort in that.
I love you with all my heart and hope you and the rest of you guys have a merry Christmas. And remember, God made you special and He loves you very much!
Love, Daddy.
Letters to Ruby 