My story

So much to say, but I like to keep things as brief as I can these days. In short, I have been sick with a chronic fatiguing illness for 14 years now. About a year ago I was blessed to find out what exactly is going on with my body and am on the road to recovery. Life alone from the illness has been a challenge, but there is much more to the story than just that...

I was married, at one time, for about 2 years when my son Zion passed away during labor due to a true knot in his umbilical cord. About 3 months after the incident, my wife left out of the blue, never to come back again. I was part of a small church plant that moved to Boulder, CO in 2004. They surrounded me with love and support throughout the whole ordeal... even giving financially so that I had enough money to pay for all the hospital bills for Zion. Up to that point, I had not been very responsible with my money, but I was so convicted knowing that I had been provided for, that I knew it was my time to not only be responsible with my finances, but it was also time to give back.

Throughout that time of grieving and transition, I was in a rock band with 4 great friends.  I have been singing and playing guitar for about 16 years now. I firmly believe that band was in my life to give me something to fully enjoy and to look forward to as the rest of my world was crumbling around me. 

I am currently re-married to a wonderful woman who is a true blessing. I live in Denver and work in CO Springs, and am in the process of starting completely over and am just waiting to see what God has in store...

With all things said above, it is probably easy to see why I have a passion for the things this blogspot is all about. I have learned many lessons from the events that have taken place in my life and am trying to live them out. I am currently debt free and have a passion for helping people be good stewards of their finances. I also have a passion for connecting with people who have the same illness type as me. It is very new and many discoveries are currently taking place. It is a blessing to be able to share knowledge, encourage and pass ideas back and forth about the latest. I have been hanging on to God's promises for most of my life and see in a very real way how he takes care of us and gives us what we need...not only in the physical sense, but also emotionally and spiritually, and I would love for this blogspot to be a place of encouragement and a place where we spur each other on to live according to those promises and the word.

Can't wait to connect...

marc