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I was born to a woman in April of 1966. Her name was Joyce and I would never meet her here on this earth at least not that I would remember. I would then become part of the state's system in foster care as well as being in different group homes and emergency shelters.
While looking back I do not regret the fact of all that I had experienced for alot of it has made me stronger and the person I am today. I stayed with one foster family for nearly ten years in a rural community. I do regret many experiencesof this home as I was eventually removed from the home for abusive reasons which I will not go into right here.
However, the whole story of that is written in My Thoughts and Views Forum, provided in the menu. I had only known things of the rural community and I had only known. The Church of God denomination and camp meetings for my religious culture. Later, I would revisit my church many times even after I had moved into the city. Much of it to me would be titled: "From Farm to City" a huge culture shock and surely, many experiences I didn't think I deserved or ever thought I would have to go through.
I went to school in many places and finally some 2 years later after returning to the system of group homes I would find something that almost seemed normal, and yet many emotions I could not identify at that time. Years of therapy and later I would be placed in one of my best friends foster home after visiting him there many times and later
that same family would adopt me. All though through many trials of life,mistakes, hatred, and love this all would happen.
I was to graduate in 1985 and though I did walk through the ceremony due to my poor efforts I did not graduate. I did make achievements in spite of my mistakes and also learned alot about life through my addictions and no longer was I just a naive country boy who I felt would basically describe me and is still my heart.
I had many experiences with God in the bluffs of what some would call mountains and others from the real mountains might call them some rocky hills.All though, some from the real deep south might say I don't know anything about being country; I can say right back, I know God and He was with me through it all just as He continues to be today.
As a young boy God comforted me. I would talk some hours with Him and believed He would do anything for me He could do. I am sad to say that here years later it has been a bit harder and some of my doubts have gotten in His Way to see me through at times. A bunch of religious people might say I am a reprobate for all I have been through and losing my faith so often but even so,God loves me and He knows where I am today. Its been a long road and many tales and adventures to talk about and share. And even still He has been faithful to me, yes even when I have not been faithful!
Thats His Grace and Mercy through His Love for all His children. So you see even during times I have been bitter whether recent or in the past, I cannot keep quiet about my relationship with Him. He has brought me through living on the streets and extreme situations and addictions to healing and even still God has not dropped me. Many friends have come and gone through my life and some I ran off too!
I am really simple when it comes to life though, many experiences have made it hard for me to keep it simple.
A lot of keeping it simple is what most tell me is a must when you go through so many Changes!
