Isports
March 9, 2012
Curtis,
I hope that this letter finds its way to you. With all of the distractions that we have had in Lakin this week, I may not have this to you in time for the Walk to Emmaus but I still wanted to write and let you know how much I admire and care for you.
First of all, your Emmaus Walk is a testament to your spiritual maturity. In fact, I have considered the Emmaus Walk myself and have prayed about it but just was not moved to go this year. I have heard much about it and know that you will grow even more as a Christian through your experience. I believe that Faith in God is the number one priority in life and if you have that, then you have everything. God will take care of the details.
I also wanted to tell you how much I really appreciate the way that you have always treated other people. Throughout my years in education I have witnessed many discouraging and negative acts by individuals (not always the students) but I cannot remember a single time that you have treated anyone anything but fair and kind. Even when you were blindsided and laid out flat in football (against Cimarron I think), you bounced back up, shook it off, and jumped right back in the game. As far as I know you never felt ill toward the player that hit you. I do have to admit though, after I saw that you could walk off of the field, I really had a sigh of relief and then a pretty good chuckle.
Another aspect in life that I have a great deal of respect for you is your dedication to family. I cannot think of any earthly thing that defines a man any more than how he treats his family. I know from my observations of you that family is very important to you. You were fortunate to be raised in a very good, Christian home, by good parents. It is comforting to know that your children will have that same advantage. I have been around a lot of students in my 21 years of teaching and I know that one of the major keys to the success of a student is the example
Curtis,
I hope that this letter finds its way to you. With all of the distractions that we have had in Lakin this week, I may not have this to you in time for the Walk to Emmaus but I still wanted to write and let you know how much I admire and care for you.
First of all, your Emmaus Walk is a testament to your spiritual maturity. In fact, I have considered the Emmaus Walk myself and have prayed about it but just was not moved to go this year. I have heard much about it and know that you will grow even more as a Christian through your experience. I believe that Faith in God is the number one priority in life and if you have that, then you have everything. God will take care of the details.
I also wanted to tell you how much I really appreciate the way that you have always treated other people. Throughout my years in education I have witnessed many discouraging and negative acts by individuals (not always the students) but I cannot remember a single time that you have treated anyone anything but fair and kind. Even when you were blindsided and laid out flat in football (against Cimarron I think), you bounced back up, shook it off, and jumped right back in the game. As far as I know you never felt ill toward the player that hit you. I do have to admit though, after I saw that you could walk off of the field, I really had a sigh of relief and then a pretty good chuckle.
Another aspect in life that I have a great deal of respect for you is your dedication to family. I cannot think of any earthly thing that defines a man any more than how he treats his family. I know from my observations of you that family is very important to you. You were fortunate to be raised in a very good, Christian home, by good parents. It is comforting to know that your children will have that same advantage. I have been around a lot of students in my 21 years of teaching and I know that one of the major keys to the success of a student is the example