What adoration means to me is when you walk into that chapel, there are times you can feel the presence of Jesus. As you are sitting there, you are praying your rosary or meditating, and there is Jesus right in front of you. You are looking at him, and he is looking at you. It’s time I use every week to help strip myself of greed and selfishness and bring more spirituality into my life.
God will talk to me or you in adoration. I am an author and a public speaker, and just a short time ago, as I was praying my rosary, this thought came into my mind: “When you love all my people, no matter the race, the drug addict, the alcoholic, the bag lady, or the special needs child, it shows me the purity of your heart.” Things like this make me realize how much further I need to improve my heart to be more like God’s heart. This is what adoration means to me.
Speaking at New Dimensional Christian Ministry - "How to be a Better Evangelist in Today’s World"
Speaking at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Nashville
Praying with Nikki Kingsley at Nashville Marian Convention
Signing books at Nashville Marian Convention
A speaker at the Gaylord, Michigan Marian Conference - "Seeing Jesus on the Battlefield Through the Hearts of Soldiers".
Walking in the door to my 80th birthday surprise party
Riding Jackpot on my farm
All my family and Linda (in the very back). That's my son Joe in front with the huge smile.
My daughter Trish and book editor, Linda.
With Les Palmer, Director of Celebrate Recover at Ridgecrest Baptist Church
2025 was the 20th Anniversary of Celebrate Recovery at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Springfield, Missouri
Certificate of Recognition from Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Rolla as one of the founding Celebrate Recovery Chemical Dependency Leaders.