Hello and thank you for checking out my biography! When I was one, my father died of a heart attack, and my mother, brother, sister, and I found ourselves in something of a PT-109 situation. My mother never remarried but besides loving me and taking care of me and making sure I went to church every Sunday, the greatest thing she did for me was to get down on her knees before me when I was six years old and tell me that a woman could not show a man how to be a man. She then turned me around so that I was facing a group of men, whereupon she told me to go and watch, listen, and learn. With a fatherless void in my chest, I had all the incentive I needed. I studied a great many men, not with conscious intent, not as part of an academic study, not with anything but a void to fill in my chest, a void which felt as big as space itself. Into that void, I shoveled everything from John Wayne to Woody Allen (so to speak). I shoveled until I was plumb full. And when I had filled myself up, I was as confused as ever. That's right, I was still foundering despite my success in the world. I didn't know who I was, and all the knowledge in the world couldn't help me. Then I heard my long forgotten friend Jesus calling, and somehow, almost like groping in the dark, I found my way back to Him. He took what I had put inside and brought it to life. And when He did, it was like nothing I can describe except to say my void filled with light, my eyes could see at last, my stars and planets were put in order and I was filled with joy. Then, with my heart on fire for God, I only needed something to spend my newborn energy on, and that's when my older brother planted the idea of canoeing the Lewis and Clark Trail in my head. Doing the trail was a walk with God in the footsteps of my Christian forefathers and mothers for which I am deeply grateful. And it still drives me today as I do horse and wagon missions in America, telling folks what I learned on the Lewis and Clark Trail. My mission work is self-funded (by a small business I started in 1988). To know more, you can visit; www.americanerrand.com. There you will find pictures of my journey on the Lewis and Clark Trail. Also in the website are links to my horse and wagon mission websites including journal entries, pictures, and videos. There is also a link to my YouTube channel that shows my small business. And there is a link to my Facebook page. And please be sure to click the link with the photo of my Mom and Dad to read their pictorial story, truly amazing and inspirational (and totally free).
