by Mike | Feb 22, 2025 | Bible, faith, Heaven, Jesus, joy, Prayer, surfing
My wife, Marla, has a small kneeling angel figurine decoration on her bedside table in our bedroom. Once a year in December, for just an hour or two, a single ray of early morning sunshine finds its way through the bedroom window and illuminates the angel like a...
by Mike | Feb 3, 2025 | 1960s, balance, Bible, Heaven, Malibu, San Onofre Surfing Club, Silicon Valley, Simplify, surfing
Holy Cow—I can hardly believe it! As of January 11, 2025, Surfing in Heaven is officially out in the world. This journey has been nothing short of an odyssey, and today, I’m beyond excited to share that the book is available on Amazon in paperback ($11.99), hardcover...
by Mike | Jan 22, 2025 | 1960s, balance, Bible, Heaven, Jesus, Malibu, San Onofre Surfing Club, Silicon Valley, surfing, WW II
I’m excited to announce that the podcast from my Surf City adventure this past summer is now live! You can catch the 35-minute episode on YouTube (video) or listen on Apple Podcasts (audio). In this episode, I sit down with Mark Sawyer-Chu, a board member of Christian...
by Mike | Dec 19, 2024 | balance, Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Life Coaching, Prayer, Silicon Valley, Simplify, surfing
When Latika Vines invited me to be a guest on her award-winning podcast, Empowering the Working Moms, I have to admit—I felt a bit of trepidation. Latika’s audience consists primarily of women, many of them African American, who are half my age. They balance demanding...
by Mike | Sep 4, 2024 | 1960s, balance, Bible, Corona del Mar, faith, Heaven, Silicon Valley, surfing
“Everybody’s learning how. Come on and safari with me…” Pass this on, so we can go on this “safari” together! This will be your only chance to get early (and limited) edition copies of the book!The Kickstarter campaign for funding the publishing of Surfing in Heaven...
by Mike | Aug 15, 2024 | Bible, Heaven, Jesus, surfing
I had the opportunity to be in Huntington Beach (HB) this weekend for the World Surf League (WSL) US Open Surfing Championships. It is the largest surfing competition in the world. The weather was balmy, the water a toasty 70 degrees, and the waves were,...
