For years I've been wondering if I should do this or not. There are only a handful(ok, maybe more than a handful) that know who I am and what I look like and who I used to post as. Let's just say that I got my start here on Simon's board roughly a day or two after it opened and was associated with H2O even further back. Back then, I was kind of on the fence not knowing which way to fall. I was extremely apologetic while on H2O and even carried a bit of that over to here. I was born and raised "in the truth." Was baptized at 18. Yes I know, I was a late bloomer.
Over thirty two years have passed since I was born and now I will have been DF'd for four months come tomorrow. It's amazing how much time I devoted to this organization. But from far back as I can remember, I never had the absolute zeal of climbing the religio-corporate ladder. It surely wasn't due to my upbringing. My mother made sure of that. She would have been more than joyous to see me go off to bethel. But even in my teenage years, I never really had the desire to go there. I wasn't all that bad growing up. Sure, I had a few moments during my adolescent years(who doesn't?), but all in all I was a pretty good kid.
I was raised in a few places. I was born in San Diego and lived in SE Iowa for a few years a little bit after I was born. Came back to San Diego where I stayed until I was 20. Went to CO for seven years or so, TX for about two years, back to CO, and then to MI where I am at now. I do not have the desire to move back to San Diego again. Visiting is ok, but moving is out of the question. CO would be alright, but it would have to be back up in the high country again. Denver/Springs is out. Too many people moving there. Waaaay overcrowded. MI is just right.
I've been in the following congregations throughout my life:
- Alpine, CA
- Valley, El Cajon CA
- Fairfield, IA
- Monument, CO
- Silverthorne, CO
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Dickinson, TX
- Lansing West, MI
Surprisingly, of all the places I've lived, I have only been in 8 different congregations in my life. I do not plan on posting my name. But if anyone recognizes me from my picture and/or congregation(s) attended, please do not hesitate to drop me a line via PM. Even if you are lurking and are still a witness, I won't tell anyone that you contacted me. I am merely hoping to make contact with old friends that may have drifted away from the organization. I really want to know if there is anyone that remembers me from the last 32 years. Even if it is only one person, that would be incredible.
(and no, I am not bald!)