Adam never stood a chance....

For some reason we got into a water cooler discussion, at work, about the fall of Adam and Eve. We had all sorts of opinions and theories. My boss walked in, overhearing the discussion, and said "Adam never had a chance!" We all queried..."what?" He replied back, "He never had a chance because he had two things going against him." My curiosity got the best of me..."why so" I asked. He replied "because there was a naked woman in front of him and food."You know....somehow...that makes sense.....

Bill - The Hispanic Crusader

Is this your car?

Some time back some friends and I went out for lunch. The food and fellowship were great but it was time to get back to our respective jobs. On the way back to the parking lot we noticed a car that had a SC license plate with a header that read "Normandy". There were three of us at the time looking at the license plate. We were unaware of the older couple walking toward us leaving the same restaurant. We were standing behind the car while they made their way to the car. I asked, "were you at Normandy?" The wife proudly said, "Yes, he sure was." At the time I asked the question several other people were walking from their cars to the restaurant and overheard the conversation. They stopped and stood with us...I would say there were about 7-8 people standing by their car. From a distance I'm sure it looked like we were about to jump this poor couple but that was far from what was happening. It was a pretty cool moment, I stepped forward and shook his hand thanking him for his service to our country. The other men behind me either shook his hand or saluted him. One person, stepping forward, saluted saying "welcome home soldier." To my friends and family in the military I thank you more then the words on this page could ever express.

I once had a dream...

Soon after my sister and father died Elaine and I started the process of adopting my two nieces. We used up most of our savings and investments in order to pay for the travel, adoption expenses, funerals, etc., I remember the feeling of stress come over me...wondering..can I do this? It was during this time that I had a very vivid dream.

My Dream

I was standing at the base of a bridge and my father was standing next to me. We started walking up this very sturdy looking bridge. The bridge was empty but as I started to walk up the bridge I would notice more and more abandoned cars. As we continued our walk the bridge was starting to look old and worn. At one point the side walls of the bridge were gone and I panicked, as I am afraid of heights. As we continued our walk I would look down and notice that I could see through the bridge and that there were holes everywhere. I remember stopping and looking across the bridge as it would become more and more difficult to walk. I recall starting to walk back and my father calling out to me. He said to me "I need you to walk over this bridge and I need you to be careful and mindful so you don't fall through the cracks and holes." I remember having a feeling of despair - since I'm terrified of heights - this walk was not going to be easy. And lastly I remember him saying "I can't go with you, but i know you can make it".

Since then I've tried to look to this dream for inspiration. My wife and i went from 4 children to 6...overnight. I had lost 2 family members within 6 months. But like my father advised...I've been mindful of the potholes and cracks and I watch my every step.

Funny Moments....

I always believed that God has a sense of humor. I know this because I'm usually put into situations that are so weird and odd it could only from God. So...I begin.


I had just finished working one of the longest shifts of my life. I can't recall the exact amount of time but i know it was over 22hours. One of the servers had crashed and I was having trouble getting the server up and running before the next business day. After getting the server up and running I got into my car and put on the local Christian radio station. I drove home, which at this time took over an hour. I fought sleep and was extremely tired. An advertisement came on the radio for a local Chinese church. The pastor spoke about the times of the service and location. Before finishing the advert he started speaking in Chinese. I was so tired i remember looking at the radio thinking to myself..."Oh no..I've forgotten how to speak english!" I recall listening to the 20 seconds of chinese thinking..."is it possible to forget my native tongue....am i thinking in english right now?" Oh, the things we do when we're tired....

What are you "duh" moments?