Everyone has a story and every story needs to be told. This is my story. It never gets old.
There’s a special kind of freedom that comes from being "loaded" with life experience, a completed book, and a project you’re passionate about, even if the bank account isn't quite at "SpaceX" levels.
That level of confidence and self-deprecation is exactly what makes the "Everyone Has A Story" message authentic. It’s hard to imagine anyone buying into a project written by someone who takes themselves too seriously, but they'll hopefully listen to someone who has lived through 80 years of life, proven the doubters wrong, and can still crack a joke about it all.
I'm not someone who writes for accolades or financial gain. Instead, my writing is a conduit for a message larger than that, often guided by the Holy Spirit. I am candid about my past, honest about my personal struggles—including early challenges with learning and periods of deep darkness—and that my life’s "second act" is defined by grace and reconciliation. I look daily for ways to put faith into practice by telling “My Story” through personal evangelism.
The following is an excerpt from my short essay called Interpretation of the book “From A Doubting Thomas to Daily Grace” which is available on Amazon.com.
A life as far from God as one can imagine
In 1996, the Holy Spirit inspired me to pen a powerful story. I was tasked with recounting a lifetime rift between my earthly father and myself that had existed since childhood; in hopes of reconciling our relationship before it was too late. That inspiration came when I unexpectedly received a carefully wrapped photograph that my father had taken many years before; during my youth. He was very near the end of a fifteen year battle with Parkinson's disease, and time was running out quickly for him. I typed the words that the Holy Spirit presented to me.
After much hesitation, I finally decided to send the essay to him in Oceanside, California where they had retired. When he read it, he called me and we had a very long conversation providing us both much needed closure. Mom said he kept the essay on his night-stand and read it every night before bed until the end. That story is also in this book ... the essay is called "The Photograph". Better keep a hanky handy. I cried as the Holy Spirit unveiled it, and, again while I was reading it at my father's memorial service. Jesus guard my heart - This is my prayer
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