About Me

 A Long Walk in a Generally Upward Direction

I’m mildly surprised to reach my sixties. Over the course of my life, I’ve been blessed with some successes and some abysmal failures. I thank the Lord for His patience with me. He’s seen me through all of the high points and carried me through the dark valleys of failure and rebellion. Now, I feel compelled to share my experiences, good and bad, in hopes that other men may learn from my experiences and hopefully avoid my mistakes.

My story

I was born in L.A. into a good family. My father and mother served as missionaries in the Philippine Islands, where my younger brother was born. Upon our return to the U.S., we moved to Abilene, Texas where I grew up. Aside from a short stint in Fort Worth Texas while my father earned his PhD, we resided in Abilene where my father pursued a career as a History professor at Abilene Christian University (ACU). Eventually, I graduated from Abilene High School, go Eagles! I started college at ACU; however, lacking discipline and direction, I dropped out. I entered a dark period in which I departed from my faith and wandered, wandered far.

Eventually, face-down on the pavement of a street in Abilene, I reached a turning point. I enlisted in the U.S. Army, where I learned discipline. After a couple of years, I got out and prepared to head off to the Philippines as a missionary. During this time, I met Christy. She joined me in the Philippines and we were married. After two years in the mission field, we returned to Abilene where I went back to school. While in college, I joined ROTC, earning my commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

I spent a total of twenty-seven years as a soldier, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. I’m a prime example of how if you stay in long enough and survive deployments and exercises, the Army will promote anyone. Along the way, Christy and I had three children, Christopher, Candace, and Timothy. We moved frequently and eventually retired to Lubbock, Texas.

In Lubbock, I earned a Masters in Secondary Education at Texas Tech. I taught at Southcrest Christian High School, where I taught Social Studies, English, and Dual-Credit English. After eleven years, I retired and moved with Christy to the mountains of New Mexico just east of Cloudcroft.

My approach

I believe that God wastes nothing, even our failures and trials. While in the Army, I found out that I love writing and literature. Through telling my story, I hope to encourage and help other men in their journey to God. Writing helps me uncover God’s story as lived out in my own life.