I have been asked to publish a book based on my life experiences including growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, being bullied throughout my childhood, my conversion to Christianity, college and grad school, moving to Minnesota, marriage and divorce (and the PTSD that it caused), addiction to alcohol and Adderall, and my slow, bumpy road to recovery.

This will take a few years to finish because I am transcribing my journal entries that I have kept for a couple decades now. Also, since my son is still a minor, I think I should wait for his sake but, I will be documenting the good, the bad and the ugly.  My ultimate goal here is to do whatever I can to bring glory to God, Who, for whatever reason, wants me to still be alive!

I will be using this website as a storage place and “canvas” for capturing my ideas and “raw data”. As such, it will contain a lot of painful, personal thoughts and memories along with some very good ones, too! And, not everything here will necessarily be part of my public story.

My Life So far

Introduction
– This book will be based mainly on the material presented here on this blog under the “My Life So Far” menu heading. I will also be referring to the journal entries I have been in the process of transcribing which can be accessed from the month/year links on the left side of the home page.

Childhood

Growing Up Jehovah’s Witness

My Testimony

Significant People

Teenager

High School

Started Coming out of my Shell

My Testimony

Significant People
– Mom, Brad Erickson, Bob MacRae, First Covenant Church

Conversion, Christianity, & College

Trinity College

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

My Thesis

Significant People

Thirties

Move to Minnesota

Homeowner

Church

My first wife

• Dating

• Proposal and Engagement

• Wedding and Marriage

-Perfect, beautiful Wedding

Separation and Divorce

Embarrassing spin out of control

Heart Transplant

Significant People

Forties

Post-Transplant

Consulting

Minneapolis – Rockford – Minneapolis – Rockford

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