Life Update - The Bad News (Patreon)

First of all I want to thank you all for the comments and prayers from my last cryptic post. I really believe your prayers have kept me level headed through the situation below. 

And now I owe you an explanation. What's the big drama you ask? 

Well, this will be my first day saying this publicly online and it's been hard getting to this point but... I am getting divorced. I never thought this would happen and I was completely unprepared for it. I've been married for almost 19 years and I've never had a plan B. But for the last two months, this is the world I've been living in. It is all-consuming. I spent the first two weeks crying and in shock. Then weeks trying to understand what to do next, uprooting everything that was built over the last 20 years and trying to figure out how to move forward. Lots of friends and family have been helping me through this, which I cannot express how grateful I am for all their help at this time.

I've closed down my studio space in downtown and moved it all into my house to save money. But now I will be going into massive debt in order to pay my wife her portion of the equity from our home so that I can stay in it. Also, this is the first week that she has the kids, so the house feels empty and lonely and weird right now until they come back next week. But time will heal this too and I'm sure I will be able to be productive and creative again once the dust settles. My biggest concern is how this will affect my kids. So far they are still their happy and creative selves, but I know that they are holding things inside as well and it will affect them the rest of their lives in one way or another.

I will spare you the details about WHAT exactly happened though. I am keeping that for private conversations among friends. 

Needless to say, your support (financially or through prayer) is a big blessing to me right now.

Hopefully the dust will settle from my personal drama soon, and hopefully I can get back into the creative seat and see what new things happen in my new life.

You are all a blessing. Love you.

Jason

P.S. I'd like to set up a video call with the $5+ Patreons because I owe you for missing the last 2 months. I'll send out a poll next to see when it works for most of you.