Who am I

     Well, here goes, my first blog posting. Let me start by telling you a little about me. I am a 43 year old graduate student at Full Sail University in the field of Educational Media and Design Technology. What, you may ask, possessed me to go back to school after graduating 19 years ago from Liberty University? I have long wanted to get a masters degree and I finally had the chance this last Summer to take advantage of that. Ultimately, I would like to teach at the college level, and I need that Masters degree to help facilitate that.
     I am a husband and a father. I have 3 children that I have fathered myself, and I have step children as well. Life has been hard for the most part (3 marriages, work issues, ex issues), but I am making the most of what I have to work with. I credit my teammates at Full Sail for helping me keep focused on the goal. I also credit my family for their immense support. My two daughters are at Florida State University, one an Art major with a music minor, and one a Music Education major. They are remarkable and are doing so much better in school than I did, but isn't that what we as parents want.....for our children to do better than we did and not to make the same mistakes we made?
     I am also a performer. I have played violin for 33 years now and piano for about 30 years. I have acted in many musicals and I have directed many musicals as well. I actually am working with a team of writers at this time creating a new Broadway musical based on the book of Solomon in the Bible. The main composer actually wants me to come to NY and audition for some shows. He is a pit musician for Lion King and In The Heights, and I am so tempted. I have made more trips to NY to work on the show and to do research for the show that we are writing. Who knows....Maybe I will. LOL
     I am sure that more post are forthcoming and I am excited to see who will actually follow this. Thanks for reading.