Originally written 5 / 8 / 08 on myspace blogs. About five years ago on a date that I can’t put my finger on I finally FULLY believed in the Lord Jesus Christ and finally…really, took him as my Lord and Savior. I had always believed in God and prayed often, but had doubts and other foolish curiosities. All of the other curiosities I had about our origins faded away.  I ran to the father’s arms, he welcomed me and put on back on my feet. On my feet is where I have been ever since.  Five years is a lot of time.  In those years there have been many people who have been in and out of my life.  I’m in quite a retrospective mood today.  I feel that writing about the people who were there in the past years is appropriate at this juncture.

Family is family; of course, they are the very deepest of my inspiration and have laid the framework for me to establish my home and life!

My precious daughter Mackenzie is my greatest gift from God and her existence helps me stay focused on the cross.

The folks below are not blood related, but spiritually related. That is the scope of this article; Spiritually related Christian brothers and sisters. All of the folks below have helped me immensely in my Christian walk.

Free Ammons:

The FIRST friend to ever call me “their best friend in the whole world”.  It shook me up good when he said that, but I never let him know...ha ha! I will always remember this kid!  He has no idea how bright and gifted he is.  It was cool to watch him grow from a little boy to a young man.

Jamie Ammons:

I am like 2 – 678 against him in Madden Football.  Thanks for the company and killing time with me!  Thanks for listening to me ramble on about stuff you had absolutely no interest in. I’m proud of you man! You are getting it done!

Simon and Tammy Ammons:

Simon was always there for me at the right place and the right time.  I remember I had 13.45 in my pocket, and I was unemployed.  He asked me if I wanted to come along on an out of town industrial shutdown and pretend that I was an ironworker for about six weeks. That pulled me out of a financial bind.

Argo:

You can’t possibly be bored around this guy.  I have spent many hours on his front porch talking about life.  I have grilled many pounds of ribs and beef on my old Weber grill around there.  The cave man style cookouts were an all time favorite of the many friends that we all hang out with. The age range of attendance was 3 to 53, good times! There is just something about eating ribs right off the grill that speaks to maleness.  The bulk of my friends that hung out around Argo’s were old school kick-start Harley enthusiasts.  We all got along; well, most of the time!

Jim and Betty Stewart:

The folks who I paid my rent to.  They always understood when I couldn’t muster the rent money on time.  When I paid my late rent money they never accepted a penny over what the rent was.  If their was left over food they always made sure I got a plate when I was down on my luck, or just because.  Rest in Peace Jim!

Family Worship and Reverend Julian Walker:

The first fellowship that counted after not attending fellowship for 19 years.  I finally began to learn the truth about Jesus.  Thanks to this fellowship I began to sing my heart song to Christ, thanks to Pastor Walker’s teachings, wisdom, and prayer.  Pastor Walker was there to speak at Jim’s funeral.  I am honored that God directed me to Family Worship.  God, through that fellowship helped Jim come back to the cross.  Praise God!

Harvest Outreach Church and Pastor Bobby Lepinay:

I discovered zeal along with biblical relevance in worship that I so direly needed.  There is something special about the wisdom and spiritual gifting of this fellowship.  I truly connected with God and I am still unpacking my spiritual gifts from God thanks to this fellowship teaching me how to enjoy my life. I discovered contemporary worship where I really became engrained in the worship along with learning the word.

Myspace…YES, myspace:

I was pleasantly surprised to find so many Christians within this online community.   There are many genuine folks in the myspace Christian community.  Many are unselfish and willing to pray for you, and do pray for you.  There are MANY awesome people full of talent and wisdom!  It seems like many of us are on the same page as far as the way we follow Christ.  I wish that my friend’s list were a fellowship assembly in my hometown, which would be a powerful church!

I am having a little difficulty seeking a new fellowship to call home due to moving away from Pensacola last year.  I know I will eventually find a good fit, and a worship home.

I thank and ask God to bless EVERYONE who has been in my life during the past critical years!

……………………..AND NOW THE HOME RUN !!

When we TRULY take the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior and purpose in life we hit the home run!  We have to round the bases touching each base to make it count.  Sometimes we can fall and sustain spiritual Injury on our way home.  As Christians we need each other to help us around the bases.  The video below is a shining example of what Christians should do for each other on our journey through life while on our way to heavenly promotion.