Expect the Unexpected: Letters to our younger selves

by Berry Simpson

What advice would you give yourself if you could speak back through time? Would you make a list of mistakes to avoid, jobs to stay away from, and people to embrace? Or would you accept the fact that those mistakes and jobs and people made you the person you are today, so they shouldn’t change?
These letters began as an Iron Man project, and they are our attempt to speak to our own younger selves. We wrote them with our own selves in mind, knowing that the real audience for our advice is each other, our sons, and our friends.
I hope you find your own story within these letters.
The Iron Men reside in Midland, Texas, and meet weekly at First Baptist Church. We are a band of like-minded men dedicated to helping each other live meaningful, godly lives as leaders, husbands, and fathers.

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Berry Simpson is an engineer, marathon runner, and the author of three books: Remodeled, Running with God, and Retreating with God. His writing also appears in the book, Expect the Unexpected.
His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Runner Triathlete News, Runner’s World, Baptist Standard Online, and Successful Marriages Online.
Berry is a deacon at First Baptist Church in Midland, Texas, where he teaches a Bible study class and leads a weekly men’s group. Married for over thirty years to the love of his life, Cyndi, Berry has a son, a daughter, and a granddaughter. He lives in Midland, Texas.