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One man's journey to find the way home |
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I am an American Baptist ordained minister. I began my life journey in Massachusetts, where I was called to help people understand what it meant to know a loving God. The call came during a time when I was wrestling with how to help my brother Kurt, who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia during my high school years. I was a new Christian by my senior year following trying to understand what it meant for me to care about a person like my brother who others tended to stay away from. After twenty three years in Massachusetts, God sent me to the land of Kansas City where I spent about 35 years of my life. I was a pastor, a resident chaplain, a supervisor in training and most recently a caregiver and security. Everything I have done vocationally has been with God in mind. That does not mean that I am totally comfortable with all the movings of the Spirit. I am now in Erie where I do not know very many people. I came here because of my wife. She is from Erie and coming here was the right thing to do. It just plain made sense. My kids had grown up. I did not like Kansas city in terms of climate and was looking forward to a change. I had become very frustrated vocationally and longed to come to Erie to get a second opinion, because I honestly believed that was what God had wanted for me. I left behind kids and grandkids who I loved!!!! I had two jobs that I enjoyed. They were both very appreciative of my skills and I was making more money with the two jobs than I ever had. I heard more than once. ARE YOU CRAZY? Well I can only say that I am in love with God's leading. I am starting all over again. It has not been easy. Maybe some of you can offer me some words of support. I am lonely despite the fact my wife is with me. She battles depression and has two siblings that are having similar battles. When it is all said I am in a depressed community with a depressed wife and her family. So I begin the conversation.... WELCOME!! |
| To write or not write. It becomes on of those intensive questions. I have a choice as if it is a matter of life and death. I am writing in much less anxious space. The storyline has been living the story as opposed to just writing in a way that impresses others on seeing I have something they want. The motivation behind my writing needs to change if it is ever to serve a purpose. Too much I write in hopes of people feeling sorry for me maybe there is no need for anyone to be sorry, instead an offering of God's voice in the midst of chaos. |
| It ought to be a best seller. It was great to talk with my friend Frank. Sharon continues to be redemption of whatever mercy and Grace is all about. It is the about what love is that brings it back to life. Maybe there is hope after all. 8 months to retirement seems far away. God give me strength and audacity to recall that in only 4 months time I have made as much or more than I would doing temp labor or minimum wage at a greater distance away. I had almost 20,000 not including benefits. |
| I celebrate order comes out of chaos. I am preparing to get my trip to Erie. It is a slow process. God give me strength. It was caused by my wife protesting the injustice of going to Cleveland late at night. |
| The pain I feel. In a few days, knowing u will get to Cleveland with no ride home. I would like to know how God is at work in all this. I feel weary and worn and yet the joy of drinking in the love of family makes each breath worth the time There will be a sermon to preach as long as there is God who can raisee up from the dead again to share good news. God give me strength. |
| I made to my Christmas trip time. I will log close to 1500 dollars this vacation. Not bad. 114 hours. I will survive and the next week after will help me get even if I survive. Lots of overnights, 4. 16 beyond that. I hope I am ready for rest because, it will get very busy soon. |
| I walk into work and hear a resident is suffering from a brain bleed. It is awful to process. It is how my uncle died with the same issue of not being able to operate. I can only pray that God shares hope in the midst of. |
| Sleepy, knowing I have 10 hours to go. God give me strength!! |
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