As of today, April 22, 2017, I am officially a black belt in Kyokushin and Zenshin Kai! BOOM! I did it!

I haven't been able to train for about six weeks, due to a knee injury. Having to rest, and not having that outlet has caused me to really be battling depression. Tomorrow I start back to training, slowly and gently. I will have to spend some time building that knee up again. I miss fighting. I miss training. I miss the way the structure and ( Read more... )

Last June we were approached by the Ministerial Alliance, in Greenfield, Mo. Greenfield is located midway between Springfield and Joplin, 30 Minutes North of I-44. It is the county seat of Dade County. Dade County is a rural county; the smallest and poorest in all of Missouri. Almost no children have fathers in the picture and the county is riddled ( Read more... )

I think I have finally found something that I will allow to temporarily outrank my karate in priorities in my life. Avari. I feel so connected to her. In personality, we are so alike. I am bonded to this animal in a way that I can never describe. I have been fighting serious depression since August of last year. I got very sick and spent 2 months ( Read more... )

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So last night there was suppose to be this big meteor shower. So we waited until the peak time and settled down on our sleeping bags in the freezing temperatures to look up at the night sky. We watched for about an hour as we shivered and our teeth chattered. During that time we saw a few. Some of the ones we saw were dim and barely able to be seen ( Read more... )

I think the great Author Bohdi Sanders said it best when he told me that if I want more peace in my life I should," Realize that things do not have to be about positive or negative, It can be about simply observing life and relating it to ourselves ( Read more... )

So a lie is a lie is a lie....right ( Read more... )

The quest for truth has been long and dark ( Read more... )

The following is a response I sent to a friend who sent me a note commenting on how much he loved to read what I write ( Read more... )