The Journey of My Mother's Son

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, Sandy joins me to co-host our conversation as we sit down to talk with Cody and Brittany Holifield. Cody and Brittany have been full-time RVing with their two sons, 14-year-old, Barrett, who was the guest on my last episode, and 7-year-old, Corbin for three years. Cody and Brittany are young parents who understand the importance of teach...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with Barrett Holifield. Barrett is a 14-year-old full-time RVer.  He started three years ago when his family decided to embark on this amazing journey. Barrett is an old soul who is wise beyond his years.  We met during the Y2V project at Sam Houston Jones State Park. Barrett talks about his desire to give back and why...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with Manas Itene, drummer for Michael Franti and Spearhead . A native of Nigeria, Manas Itene started playing the drums when he was only eight years old.  His hard work and dedication to his craft allowed his dream of being a musician, which few in his village could understand, come to fruition many years ago.      He...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, Sandy joins me to co-host our conversation as we sit down to talk with Mike and Terri McIlraith. Mike and Terri are fellow full-time RVers who have an incredible passion to give back.  We first met them in Antigo, Wisconsin during our first A Year to Volunteer project at the Raptor Education Group.  Sandy and I arrived at the project mid...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with New York Times Best Selling Author, Laura Duksta. Laura is an Ambassador of Love , inspirational speaker and New York Times bestselling children's author. Her first book, l Love You More , has sold nearly a million copies in seven languages. Laura's works also include You are a Gift to the World/The World is a Gif...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with Annie Leiding and Stephanie Yuen. Annie and Stephanie are two amazing young women that I was blessed to meet at the CAP Kid Camp in Florida that Sandy and I were able to volunteer at. They both have alopecia, which is an autoimmune disorder that causes the loss of hair.  They were two of the guest speakers at the...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with Rachel Folden. Rachel Folden is a minor league Hitting Coach in professional baseball, the first female to hold such a position in her organization. Folden also launched EliteFastpitch.tv, the most comprehensive hitting drill library available for softball players. Now players from around the world can train with...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with Ann Zaprazny. Ann and I talk about the importance of good mental health for elite sports performance. Ann helps athletes and professionals transform their mindset so that they can take action for better results in sport, business and life. When clients transform their thinking, they improve their beliefs and achie...

As I Continue my series of sharing the stories of some of the disciples of the Dream Center of Southeast Texas, I sit down and talk with Greg Sury in this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast. An incredibly talented musician, Greg is using his musical talents to help him conquer his addiction. Greg started drinking with his bandmates at 19 years old and was almost immediately addict...

As I Continue my series of sharing the stories of some of the disciples of the Dream Center of Southeast Texas, I sit down and talk with Edward Medlin in this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast. Edward was the youngest member of the discipleship program at the Dream Center of Southeast Texas while Sandy and I were there to volunteer.  At only 18 years old, he originally thought th...

As I Continue my series of sharing the stories of some of the disciples of the Dream Center of Southeast Texas, I sit down and talk with Jeff Macapinlac in this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast. After a lifetime of addiction and criminal activity, Jeff has changed his life and his focus to serving others by feeding their bodies and feeding their souls. During our visit at the Dr...

As I Continue my series of sharing the stories of the disciples of the Dream Center of Southeast Texas, I sit down and talk with Bob Daniels in this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast. Bob is a house supervisor at the Dream Center of Southeast Texas as well as a product of the program in LA. Bob's story is one of many highs and lows throughout his battle with addiction.  However,...

Continuing my series of sharing the stories of the disciples of the Dream Center of Southeast Texas, I sit down and talk with Caleb Boaz in this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast. Like many of the guys that I've spoken to while we were at the Dream Center, Caleb was brought up in a Christian household by two parents who were leaders in their community.  A middle child, he began t...

I kick off my first podcast of 2022 by continuing my series of sharing the stories of the disciples of the Dream Center of Southeast Texas. In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down and talk with with Kyle Denton. Kyle is 30 years old now and has been battling addiction since he was 16 years old.  He has been in and out of rehabs on several occasions, but is trusting...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I conduct my first ever monologue podcast. As Sandy and I near an end to our volunteer experience at the Dream Center of Southeast Texas, I wanted to take a moment to reflect back on our experience as well as wish everyone a prosperous and healthy 2022.

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down with Jimmy Obregon. Jimmy is in the discipleship program at the Dream Center of Southeast Texas. He is one of the incredible humans that Sandy and I have been blessed to meet while we've been volunteering at the Dream Center. The people here are all living examples of God's grace and redemption.  Each of them is at a different...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I bring back Sandy to help me co-host as we sit down to chat with our friends, Juan and Mary Montalvo. We met Juan and Mary while working on the A Year to Volunteer project at Picacho Peak State Park.  They are fellow full-time RVers who also have a spirit of giving back and helping others.  We had an immediate connection with them and w...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with Alex Smith. Alex is the son of my good friend, and fellow full-time RVer, April Crossley.  We met back in September at Henrys Lake State Park in Idaho.  We were able to stay a few days in the same campground as April and her husband, Justin, and Alex and his girlfriend came out to visit them during that same timef...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down and talk with authors, Dave Clark and Doug Cornfield. Pulling Each Other Along is more than just a feel-good book, it is a movement where not only our own personal achievements are recognized, but also take the opportunity to pay it forward and to recognize the person, people, or beliefs that pulled each of us along to our own...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I bring back Phil and Shar Roos from A Year to Volunteer for the second time. Phil and Shar are our dear friends and the founders of A Year to Volunteer.  Sandy joins me as my co-host on this episode as we talk about the benefits of connecting with like-minded people and RVing with a purpose, or as Phil and Shar put it, R-Volunteering. I...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with Joe Barth. Joe is the founder of the Hit Doctor Academy and Arsenal USA Baseball. Joe and I have known each other since the early 2000's.  For over twenty years, we were competitors on the field and friends off of the field.  Joe and I share the same coaching philosophy of teaching life lessons through the game of...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with two-time MLB All-Star, Shea Hillenbrand. After seven successful years in the big leagues and earning over $20 million in his career, Shea was still lost and unfulfilled with his life. Finally, after hitting rock bottom and laying on the floor of his van after a near fatal drug and alcohol overdose, he knew that he...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with another one of my former players, Dustin Ford. Dustin played for me when he was 14, 15, and 16 years old and played a total of five years in the Berkshire Baseball organization. We were able to reconnect in Prescott Valley, Arizona, where he now resides with his fiancée, Jess. We shared a lot of great memories abo...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with Isaac Wenrich. This is the second time that Isaac has been on my show, but his first time on by himself.  A little over a year ago, he was on with his former teammate, Stacy Piagno.  Stacy and Isaac were battery mates for the Sonoma Stompers and made history on July 15, 2017 when Stacy became the first women since...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with Jeff and Susan Spencer. Sandy and I met Jeff and Susan while working on our second project for A Year to Volunteer in Picacho Peak State Park in Picacho, Arizona.  It was the second project that Sandy and I had volunteered on with Y2V and it was Jeff and Susan's eleventh project with the organization. During the c...