Something that may be misunderstood with my writing is I do not see myself as anything special or unique. The truth is I started blogging to work on my writing skills and more of an outlet for myself to document my children’s adventures that I may look back in years to come  and remember.

I know I come across sometimes, like I may know something that I need to tell others. The truth is I share things as I learn them because it took me years to learn, and I’m excited to let others see things I found out. Many times, they may be things that the reader says “Duh” too, and other times, it may help people out. The way I think is not unique or special its just me.

I have said before on here that I have a story to tell, but I never look at my story as special or better than anyone elses. Quite opposite actually I think of myself as stupid for having to let my life get to the point it did for me to learn who God really is. Some of us are hard-headed, and the other of us just understand without an act of otherworldly proportions to believe. So know this I am not someone who thinks I know it all or will ever.

I started writing this blog when I realized I was going to need a way to practice my writing in a practical way that had an audience besides myself and my wife. I knew that no matter which way I went in God’s will, he was going to use my ability to write and tell stories through my writing, so I needed to work out who I was as a writer and how to write to an audience. So that’s why we are here.

Like many times in my life, I am yet again traversing into an area I know nothing about yet have started studying hard to figure it out. Let me tell yall about a couple of these times before I tell you what I have dove into now.

At the advent of YouTube and our social media lifestyle, we are in now. I saw a video one day that captivated me and led me down a month long, many hours a day rabbit hole. I watched every video I could find on YouTube to the point I was convinced I could do it myself. I went and got all the items I would need and brought them home. Standing in the living room that night, my wife looked at me like I was crazy. At this point in our marriage, she had not seen me really do this yet. By this, I mean get super interested in a subject and study till I could do it. So that evening, I took my supplies to our back screened in porch and set up. I took out a large white poster board style page and started using spray paint to paint a scene. I still have that first painting and a few more. With a few practice sheets and a little more video watching, I actually became very good at this street art spray painting. To the point where I haven’t done it in years because it’s just something I haven’t had the urge to do in awhile.

This is me. I do things like this. I wanted to know how to do something so I study it and do it.  When I started a business, I actually wrote all the business plans and all things necessary for a business loan that I never got because we found another way. I then figured out through study how to do the businesses books and taxes on my own just by study. The funnier part is I started a business that I learned to do by internet searches and book study. I was never a trained mechanic. I just did it. I was working one day in a hotel doing the business side of things when I got a call . Hey, you wanna come fill some equipment with oil and fuel for significantly more money than you make now. Yes. yes, I do. So I took off and just learned to work on that equipment and then learned more and more in a few years purely through reading manuals and watching videos.

My life has been one big. Let’s learn to do this, and I do it. I have taken so many chances in life purely because that’s who I am. I have only regretted one decision I’ve made, and there is nothing I could do about it afterward. So, being who I am, go figure I now am staring down the abyss of a new adventure. One that has me excited and scared at the same time.

I stated I am trying to write here to get better for other things. Well, I am on the evening  of writing something very significant to the next adventure in my families life. I have been at work studying for  this piece and figuring out exactly how I want to write it. The mission statement of the veterans outreach my family is working on starting.

I will give yall a little sneak peek of what I am doing because it has been fun so far working on it, and I can’t wait until I can publish it for others to read. The part I think is the most fun is the fact that since it’s a veterans outreach started by a veteran, I thought it would be a nice touch to write the mission statement in the form of a 5 paragraph order. For those with no military background, that is an operations order. Before any operation, we sit around and receive this order in a specific style and order so that it makes sense to everyone listening and certain people know when to pay more attention bases of which section of the order we are in. I can’t wait to share it as I am happy with the way it is turning out, and I hope it is what I am writing it to be.

I just want everyone to know that none of this makes me special. It makes me just another person with a story to share and a burden to help others. I truly hope yall enjoy your time reading my ramblings and hope that as this blog goes, I become better at telling stories and  conveying ideas.