I do not pretend to know or understand what someone has been through or is going through; especially when one shows signs of emotional distress. I only know my story and what I have been through, but some of it still does not make sense to me. What I do know is I was in Read more

After my bad wreck trying to ride Danny Boy in Creedmore, NC, I wanted to see if I still had it; meaning was I still good at riding bulls because I was good at it despite my injuries. All in all, I did not get the chance to get on that many bulls because I Read more

I will start this entry off with a simple question: do you believe in the supernatural? I am sure you have had instances or situations and something took place that you can not quite explain. I know I have experienced things that were simply unexplainable. Sometimes it can be scary when happenings take us by Read more

Safety So hard to let go Everything up to this point was to impress you To make you the proud father When I ran out of reasons to go on You were my reason to keep going You instilled in me the the need to live in a harsh world but you are gone now Read more

Home will always be Mebane, NC; however, it seems I have outgrown Mebane which is hard to believe the way it has developed over the past few years. I used to love Mebane when I was growing up because I could ride my trusty dirt bike just about any where I wanted to go, and Read more

As you may have noticed, I have changed the name of my blog; I felt like it was time for a change, and my lovely wife came up with mypieceofmind.blog. I settled on this title because I do want to give you a piece of mind; a piece of my mind with all its imperfections, Read more

After living with family for about the past eight years, Crystal and I finally have independence. Crystal was appointed to a church in the mountains of North Carolina, and so that is where we live now; we are staying in the church parsonage, and even though I lived in the East Tennessee Mountains while attending Read more

Some of you know by now that Crystal and I are moving to the mountains very soon.  Anyway, while packing some stuff I came across some old poems that I had written, so I thought I would share a few of them.  I hope you like them! Sing It is worth more than you believing Read more

I finally see the horizon.  Growing up I was more of a dreamer than a doer.  I made so many attempts at so many careers and jobs, but I could never seem to follow through.  Now, I know I was probably being short-sighted; now, I see the horizon, and the horizon is heaven.  Getting to Read more

I was still living in Concord, NC, yet I do not know why; maybe it was because I could ride bulls just outside of town, plus, I could practice riding in a town down the road in Dallas, NC.  Oddly enough, I was able to get entered in a bull riding in Creedmore, NC once Read more