Born and raised in Escanaba Michigan in a Methodist church family. Our family was a staple in the Methodist church going back many generations. Lori and I wed in 1978 and have grown in the Lord Jesus Christ ever since. We moved west in 1983 to find work and started searching for a church. We found a group who studied the Bible and started to grow as Christians. Soon we moved to Idaho Falls, ID and went back to the Methodist church while having a Bible study with our new neighbor from the Church of Christ. Soon afterwards we were baptized and have been in Christ since. We have four children and seven grandchildren seeking the Lord daily. We have truly been blessed.