I was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  My earliest memories are from the back pew of our church.  I grew up in an Assembly of God church.  As I got older I started reaching for “The American Dream”.  College, get a job in my field of study, etc.   I thought I was doing it right, but God had a different plan.

Three weeks after turning twenty-one I drove 1,648 miles from home to become a youth pastor in a young Assembly of God church in Massachusetts.  I was the youth minister in two different churches.

I left the ministry and drove to Virginia Beach, Virginia to visit a friend, and wound up settling there.  That is where I met my wife.  We got married and due to a loss of a job we sold our house and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma.  We had two children there.  For the hope of a good stable job we moved the family to Illinois.  My wife and I divorced several years ago.  I am now retired from AT&T, and have moved back home to Tulsa, to become a full time writer, and public speaker.

Early in 2019, I moved to the Philippines to get married.  I no longer have to check the “Divorced” box on forms, as I have married a wonderful woman.  April is a true gift from God.  I lived with her there until several needs required me to come back to America.  April joined me in America, March 2021. We attend Life Church.

I feel my primary ministry now is in the form of writing, and as a motivational speaker. I enjoy helping and encouraging other writers hoping to make their writing experience the best it can be.