Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?
Because the past is done and thinking about it can’t do anything except cause stress and sometimes regret. Tomorrow isn’t here yet but you can think about it and plan although I wouldn’t plan too far ahead. None of us know for sure if we will be here tonight, so think about where you want to spend eternity more than you think and worry about things you can’t do anything about.
Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you?
I don’t play pranks on my wife but we do occasionally say things that we understand are just loving jabs. Done with love for each other. We’ve been together for 32 years and I pray that others will be committed enough to learn to love your partner and stay together.
What relationships have a positive impact on you?
What do I mean by that? Relationships that give advice rather than tell you what to do. People who can give you direction but refrain from getting in your way.
Sometimes parents fall into this category but many times they try to get their children to fulfill their dreams rather than listening to their children. Teach without pushing your ideas. Help without doing everything for your children. Make sure they know Who is in control rather than letting them go their own way. God’s Word says that we’re responsible for teaching our children about Him and His commandments for life so they know what they are supposed to do or not do.
You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?
I would build a twenty by fifteen cottage with a fireplace and a small kitchen.
That’s what I would build if I could.
What is your all time favorite automobile?
My favorite car was the Mustang. My other favorite car was the Mazda Miata. Unfortunately, I was never able to afford either one. The only automobile I owned that I owned was a Datsun 200SX many years ago. It was fun to drive, economical and it was the first and last of its time.
Who are the biggest influences in your life?
My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. One teaches me in person and the other teaches me when I read the Bible daily.
When are you most happy?
It gives me joy and happiness to know that God has another day for me to live and work for Him. I will be even more joyful on the day He takes me home with Him. 😊
Describe a man who has positively impacted your life.
It would be very difficult to narrow it down to just one person, one man. My parents were divorced when I was five so my Dad didn’t have a great influence in my life. My grandfather helped my mom raise me so I got some wisdom from him.
The only person who has had a real impact in my life is Jesus. Learning about Him and why He came to save us from ourselves has taught me more about who I should be than anyone else in my life. It’s taken many years of studying the Bible and it will take me more years to learn than I have left. But…I gain more knowledge and faith in Him every day.
Is your life today what you pictured a year ago?
I don’t ever look that far ahead. We’re not guaranteed to have tomorrow so looking ahead a week or a month is about as far as I’ll try to hope for. Wondering about a year from now is foolish in my opinion.
What cities do you want to visit?
I’m waiting patiently for my trip to the City of God, the New Jerusalem. With everything that is going on today , there aren’t many cities that I want to go to except Heaven.
