I lived adventures growing up which seemed to have no real purpose in life. I was traveling 60 mph on a 175 Yamaha dirt bike in the middle of the rail road tracks which, actually rides pretty smooth at this speed. I wore a baseball hat on backwards then the wind started to blow my hat off my head. I took, one hand off the handle bars grabbing for the hat, when my front wheel jerked. The bike took a sudden turn hitting one railroad track rail and the other rail. During this time, I believed nothing could prevented this tragedy when my head missed the steel rail. I received a large blood blister bleeding from my chest, knees, hands and back from the rocks, wood, and steal rail. I never gave up on searching for happiness, when I believed nothing could touch me!

One evening, several friends girl's and guy's at a video game room wanted to go riding. While I was playing a video game, they drove off to pickup a friend. I realized, they were gone so I jumped on my Honda CB 500 four motorcycle thinking I was going to find them. God knows, where I was going because, I surely did not. I was racing the motorcycle several blocks down a dark road when I crashed into a parked car. I found my friends when I flipped over their car rolling down the street. Johnny said, I thought you were dead! I walked to the motorcycle with front end crushed and started the motorcycle. I didn't know, I had wrecked and I acted as nothing happen! I replied, I'm going home. Johnny said, you can't ride this bike but I was determined by faith. Johnny did follow me home which I didn't see him. The following day, I witnessed seeing the front forks bent, wheel on motor, fender over wheel, front tier flat with no rubber. Best Part: I lived to talk about, it!

One day, I went fishing alone off the ocean coast at a place called the jetties. The ocean current passed swiftly and all the boats and ships entering jetties passed between the rocks. I didn't see the ship pass or the ships wave approaching my boat. When the five foot wave crashed picking up the boat, I flew out the boat on top of the rocks. The boat dropped on top of me when a large rock appeared to save my life. The boat hull cracked on impact from the large rock. People have lost their lives here! I've faced the fear and I believe, God saves us for a reason.

One night, I traveled off the ocean, after a great day of fishing off-shore, between the jetties. The markers lighted up dimly in total darkness from a storm My friend Brian said, there is a light from another boat and he believed, I should follow it. If I'd listen to Brian, the 23 foot boat could have crashed into the rocks. I said, we must travel one-way to get home. God gave me a sign by faith! God said, Go This Way! Brian knew, he was lost. God shined a bright light and I trusted him. We made it home safely!

There is a place called Myrtle Beach and 3 friends and I were on a vacation. Early in the morning, a man drove his car two tires on the road and two tires off coming down the road. He stopped across the street from us. I had a bad feeling so I told, my friends, we must stick together if, he threatens us.

The man dropped a person off and he drove, straight at us driving up onto the sidewalk. He asked, are we looking for trouble? My big mouth! I said No, we are not looking for trouble but? if you are? you'll get it! The man acted as if he was going to drive off, when he parked the car. The 250 pound man, looked and acted (jumping)as a football player, jumping out his car with a baseball bat saying, I'm going to start busting heads and kneecaps. I was trapped! He really wanted to hit me bad. He said, standing in front of me, - Say, Something - Just One Word? Silence Rose! I learned, Lets Pray! He swung the bat breaking it between my legs. 1-friend kinda stayed and 2 run! I'm just glad God and Jesus have been looking out for me and for finding you!

Accidents - I was a small child walking down the road. My friend was on the opposite side of the street, when a car came speeding down the road. The driver thought my friend Andrea was going to cross the street so, he swerved onto the wrong side of the road hitting me. I was close to my family's home and they heard a loud squeal from the tire's before, the car hit me. My sister happen to be facing me and she saw the car hitting me. She screamed, it's Tommy's fault as she turned away running towards our home. Many times in our lives it can be hard to see the truth. No, it was not my fault and I did nothing wrong. My mother let the driver free to go because I said, I'm okay! Truth: I flipped over and over down the road and I believed the car was going to crush me as I rolled out the road. No-accident ever hurt me compared to people words of judgment. Best Part: I still love them! People do protect themselves and I feel, God has protected me.

I was around thirty years old I asked, my mother "Could I Have The Family Portrait" when she died. My mother Edie told, my brothers and sister the family portrait goes to Tommy after, her death. Three months later, the doctor gave Her two days - two months to live and I said, God Can Help Her! I did not have the faith, alone! I believed, faith from her children in the family portrait, "Could Saved Her Life." The children put most their faith in the medical profession and her cancer was terminal.

On family "Thanks Giving" dinner, my step grandfather Frank announced doctors cured his cancer. Several weeks later, my step grandfather died. I sat during Frank's funeral knowing, my mother was next! The priest appeared to preach through God and the Bible. The Priest said, we live in a circle of life! If, When we graduate, our journey of life is completed so we can go home. My mother could not go to Franks funeral but she happen to say, Our lives are nothing but a cycle.

The "Family Portrait" was around 25 years Old that, Included: Mother Edie, Father Jim, Debbie, Larry, David, Mark, Terri, Theresa, Thomas, and Janice. My oldest brother Michael's childhood tells a story by faith "One Voice" so Michael is not seen in a family picture. My family is the greatest gift in the world and I could not put a price tag on their love. My love by faith gave me the wisdom to praise the Family Portrait and I hope you do. Truthfully: Years ago, my blind sister "Terri" wrote a testimony on me and I started writing!