David's Family update

Hey guys, I just wanted to share something with you all. As you know we're getting close to releasing the game that I've been working toward for almost a year now. Things are going well, but this is the most stressed I have ever been in my entire life, hands down. Heather has been such a rock, such a support to me in this difficult time, she's pretty much had to be a single mom for almost a year now, and she's done a great job, even now that she's pregnant and exhausted all the time.

 When mom and dad came down for Thanksgiving a couple weeks ago, I tried not to show it, but I was getting pretty depressed. It looked like even working around the clock it was going to be tight getting the game to a point where we could sell it on Steam Early Access. The guys I work with are great, but development was just taking longer than I had hoped, and I felt like all of my friends and resources I've gained in my career were just flat tapped out.

I asked dad for a blessing before they left. In the blessing, dad said that not only I would be blessed, but 'those who the Lord would be sending [my] way to help' will also be blessed. At the time I had no idea who he could be talking about, I had exhausted my Freelance budget, and didn't think any of my friends and past co-workers would be interested in working for free, since they all have families to support.

Last week, 3 of my old co-workers from Budcat contacted me and asked if they could help me get the game out. Additionally, my friend that programmed Nick and Jane while I worked for Stumblesoft told me his current contract ran out last Friday, and that he was hoping to take a few weeks break before looking for another job, and that he'd love to help us out on this project.

While we are going through the struggles, it feels like we're flying by the seat of our pants, and every little help we receive is such a blessing that sometimes it's hard to look beyond the immediate blessing to see the bigger picture. We see the path we're on is running out of light, we're getting close to the edge of the darkness, and then suddenly a little light shines a couple steps further, and we're so grateful for that extra little bit of light, we don't take the time to look around, we just worry about that next bit of path. It's only after a while, looking back at the path we just took that we see how each one of these blessings forms a clear image of a loving Father in Heaven taking an active role, guiding people to bless the lives of His children when they need it the most. We look back and we see the path was lit the whole way by a Father who really does love and care for His children.

That's what it feels like for us. I just wanted to share this experience with my family, I love you all. I know that Heavenly Father hears our prayers, and takes a special interest in each one of us. The things we care about, as small as they seem sometimes when compared to all the 'bigger problems' in the world, are things HE cares about too, because he cares about US.

I love you all! Thank you for keeping my little family in your prayers!