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Category Archives: PUC
My 14th Birthday
I turned 14 on May 28, 1980. It came towards the end of my eighth grade at Pacific Union College Elementary School. I’d been staying with friends of the family for the past five months so I could finish the … Continue reading
Dumpster Diving
When my parents left me behind, thank God!, at Pacific Union College in eighth grade (1980) so that I could finish the school year with my friends, my friend taught me to dumpster dive behind the market for old donuts, … Continue reading
My Dream Girl
One Sabbath afternoon in seventh grade at Pacific Union College in Angwin, CA, 94508, I’m hanging out with two male classmates Cary and Kevin. They call this girl in our class who I like, Denise, the most beautiful girl in … Continue reading
Pacific Union College – A Paradise Lost
A favorite memory of mine is driving up Howell Mountain Road to Pacific Union College (PUC), listening to “Open Arms” by Journey, getting ready to fall into the open arms of my Adventist friends. I didn’t have my first non-Adventist … Continue reading
My Best Chance For A Normal Life
In sixth grade, the most beautiful girl in my class at Pacific Union College Elementary School, Cindy Anderson, dropped a note on my desk asking me, “Would you like to go with me?” Here was what I wanted most. I … Continue reading
Let’s Talk About Suicide
From New Times Los Angeles January 28, 1999: “You need to understand Luke’s background to understand the foolish things that he’s doing,” offers Dr. Ford. “He was separated from his mother when she was declared to be a terminal patient … Continue reading
October 27, 1979 – The Day My Life Changed
The first person to ignite my love for reading was Joan Patrick at Avondale College. Before I even started school in second grade, I was at her home (she and her husband Arthur had about five kids) and she gave … Continue reading
The Desmond Ford Apostasy
I just searched my father’s name on youtube and found many of his videos. I also found one I couldn’t resist listening to, “The Desmond Ford Apostasy.” I can’t help myself. I’m intrigued. What exactly was my father’s apostasy? I’m … Continue reading
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Blind-Sided By Love
I moved to America with my parents in May of 1977 (to Pacific Union College in the Napa Valley). One day that summer in the college pool, I was introduced to several of my future classmates including Sam*. Feeling anxious, … Continue reading
My Obsessive Compulsive Neediness
In seventh grade, I got together with Seventh-Day Adventist friends one Sabbath at Pacific Union College. They called the girl I liked, Denise, and asked her who she liked. She mentioned three different guys. One of them was me. I … Continue reading