by Mike | May 24, 2022 | Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Life Coaching, Prayer, Silicon Valley, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“The day I die will be the best day I ever lived.”-Randy Alcorn (author of Heaven) I recently lost a very dear friend and running partner to a mountain climbing accident.[1] Roy Lambertson’s abrupt departure left a painful void in my life. Seeing the news about the...
by Mike | Mar 4, 2022 | Bible, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Life Coaching, New Beginnings, Silicon Valley, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”-Proverbs 19:21 My faith and patience were acutely tested following my layoff from Oracle. I was putting in more hours in the job search than I had my job at Oracle, only to be...
by Mike | Feb 22, 2022 | Bible, Jesus, John Wooden, New Beginnings, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“God doesn’t ask us to be successful, only faithful.”-Amish Proverb As much as I had been anticipating it, I was seriously wounded when the words finally came. After 25 years of continuous employment in Silicon Valley, the layoff bullet I had been dodging for so many...
by Mike | Feb 1, 2022 | 1960s, Corona del Mar, Grandpa Jack, Jesus, John Wooden, Prayer, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.”-John 16:33 (NIV) Quitting the Corona del Mar High School basketball team my junior year is one regret in life that has lingered. I showed up late for a Saturday practice (the surf had been good), and...
