Hello, and thank you for visiting my blog. As you may have guessed from the title, my name is Jonathan. I am many things. I’m a Christian, husband, and father. I’m also in technical sales and work in the IT industry of Silicon Valley. There are several blogs about all of these things individually, but the reason that I’m writing this is because I haven’t been able to find many good blogs that put them all together. Sure, there are blogs on how to be a good Dad, blogs on how to be more productive at work, blogs on how to study the Bible, and blogs that skim the surface of work life balance. What I have found is that you can’t work on any one of these areas without neglecting the others. Life needs to be looked at as a whole. Sure, it’s helpful to break it into parts to develop or improve in certain areas, but then you have to put it all back together again. My blog is an attempt to do this. It’s an attempt to reach people in my position that at the same time have crazy work deadline, toddlers who take an hour to put to sleep, dishes in the sink, and a strong desire to watch a little TV before bed.
Wow, that was a serious introduction. I’m also about a lot lighter things. I use way too many Apple products, I like nice leather bags, and I have a dog whom I love yet never seem to be able to train. I hope to cover some of these things too for fun. Lastly, and strangely, productivity is a hobby of mine. I love to be more efficient with my time, I forget almost everything I’m supposed to be doing, and I want to spend as much time as possible with my wife and kids. Having routines and finding ways to track the things I’m supposed to be doing is a constant evolution in my life and I’ll touch on some of that too.
So, a blog about everything, huh?
We’ll see where we end up at the end, but this is my quest. I would like to show other Christians, spouses, parents, and professionals what our family does, why we do things the way we do, and how it works out. I hope to inspire others and, frankly, just help them get started. I hope to write about a blog a week, but like most things in life, there will most likely be short bursts and long gaps.
Please enjoy and I look forward to reading your comments and getting your feedback.
-Jonathan