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Wrote this on April 26, 2025   8:45am in the LaQuinta in Galt, CA  5 hours 15 minutes before I take “the” walk. This is going to be short / brief.  I know!  Shocker. I write this in honor of our daughter and in a “heads-up” to all the fathers of daughters. At 2:00pm today, Katy […]

Written on April 6, 2025.  Posted later that same day. On October 15, 2021, I informed RJUHSD I was going to resign / retire December 2021. The reason to retire early (three years before I would “earn” my full pension) is nine ‘directives’ were given to me that frankly impeded my growth in Christ and

Written on March 9, 2025 at 1:07pm I am becoming more concern about our children learning personal identity is more important than relationships.  Certainly more important than patriotism.  We (adults) are not teaching American children or doing a very poor job teaching:  BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.  How do I know that?  Just saw a successful event

Written February 23, 2025 … Scroll down to see an addition to this story.  The addition was done March 23, 2025, 4:10pm pst. Before we go to our home church in Roseville, CA, we watch the controversial Pastor Mark Driscoll.  We enjoy his messages, interpretation of the Bible and all that said – acknowledge he

Written on February 9, 2025.  Posted same day. Since March 30, 1991, God has blessed me to be married to Diana.  As many of you know and now know, Diana is one of the most patient women in the world.  Yes.  THE WORLD.  And, most of my friends, family, and students/scholars would strongly support my

Wrote this on January 3, 2025  at 10:07am As I approach my 59th birthday, things are starting to become a little more focused including, moving onto heaven. Why do we choose to delay something that is inevitable?  Well, when answering such a heavy question, I will not have “the” answer.  Only God has “the” Answer. 

Written December 28, 2024 I am so grateful for the Christmas day our family enjoyed and the Christmas season we are enjoying.  Those who are Believers, I hope you had a great Christmas day and season. January 1, 2025 will be the beginning of my 60th year living on our earth.  There is something about

Written on December 19, 2024 between classes… It’s Christmas time and for me that is a time to celebrate the birth of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and listen to CHRISTMAS music.  It is also a time of reflection. Being a 58 year old teacher (teaching since 1989), I now look at my scholars

Written December 10, 2024 During Christmas Season there are four advent candles with each advent candle representing a word: Hope, peace, joy, and love are the four traditional themes of Advent, the season of expectant preparation leading up to Christmas: Hope The first week of Advent is marked by the lighting of a purple or

Written on November 26, 2024… Published on Thanksgiving Day,  3:00am As the cliché goes:  we have so much to be Thankful for.  JESUS CHRIST and our church!  Needless to say, this is my MOST thankful part of my life.  I am so grateful to be a Christian!  What Jesus did for me and does for