What I'm doing now
*This is a Now page. Updated on June 30th, 2024, from my home in Kansas City, Missouri. The weather is sweaty with an extra layer of sweat. My birthday is tomorrow.
Moving back to Los Angeles...
In the summer of 2004, I left my native home of Los Angeles for graduate school. We had plans to return after I completed school, but God had other plans.
We made pit stops in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Kansas City, Missouri (for the last 15 years).
We left California with zero kids, and now we'll return in July 2024 with four (and our dog Milo). I'll be the new Pastor of Preaching and Next Generation at a great church.
Feeling lots of things...
That's "Doctor" Pelton...
In April 2024, I graduated with a Doctor of Ministry from Western Theological Seminary. I'm useless for surgeries or diagnosing stomach pain. But my professor said it well:
"You are doctors of the soul."
I like the sound of that!
Health and Surfing...
I'm back in the gym trying to get down a few pounds. I was on a consistent regimen for six months, and then the job thing kicked in and the gym went away for three months.
Working out is normal for most people, but with middle age upon me, and kids getting older, I see how important it is for my well being.
I'm back on the saddle...
Moving back to Sunny-So-Cal is also an opportunity to rekindle my love of surfing. I'm looking at Almond Surfboards for getting back at it. The 8'0 Joy is looking sweet for myself, and the kids.
