I was born into a very poor family to a mother who would marry three times and to a father who was an alcholic. My two older brothers were in and out of jail/prison from the ages of 16. I was a stupid teenager making a series of foolish decisions that could have killed me.

I started working in retail at the age of 16 as a stockboy whose duties included sweeping floors and cleaning bathrooms. I went to work for Walmart, where I would become the Store Manager of four different stores over a span of 30 years. My last store had sales of over 100 Million dollars a year.

I struggled with being fat my entire adult life peaking at 363 pounds.

I accepted Jesus as my Savior on 12-15-1996 at the age of 35. Since being Saved my life has followed a pattern, first I follow my own path then God nudges me down the correct path and then I start the process all over again.