I grew up in Kansas City and came to Mizzou in the fall of 1999. I only lasted a little over a year as a college student before dropping out and working where I could. After my first child was born, my work moved inside the home, and I spent 15 years as a stay-at-home dad to four amazing people. When the need for me to be home full time lessened, I took my skillset of learning to fix most everything as it became necessary and keeping my surroundings clean and presentable and put them to the use for the church.
I’m a gamer. If there’s at least a 1 in 4 chance of beating others or beating my own average score, whether it’s darts, tabletop games, disc golf, horseshoes, or anything close to those, it sounds fun to me already. Throw in some deep conversation about psychology, sociology, history, or theology, and I’m loving every minute of it.
I love service. The idea that your efforts can make another person’s life better feels to me like the secret to personal happiness. The fact that one’s efforts can be invisible or taken for granted doesn’t lessen the appeal of service for me. The object is seeing that others have a better experience because I did a little work.
