I never expected to ask for help like this.

For most of my adult life, I’ve worked hard to provide for my family—building a business, showing up consistently, and taking responsibility for the people entrusted to me. I’ve spent decades in the audio, video, and smart-home industry, running my own company and striving to live with integrity and faith.

The last few years brought a convergence of challenges I couldn’t simply outwork.

After a difficult marriage and divorce, I found myself rebuilding emotionally and financially at the same time that a long-standing business partnership began to unravel. Payments I depended on stopped coming, invoices went unpaid, and what were meant to be temporary delays became ongoing. I kept working, trusting that perseverance and faith would eventually stabilize things—but the strain compounded faster than I could recover.

Throughout all of this, I’ve continued doing what a parent does. I support my kids, including one currently in college. While scholarships cover major expenses, daily needs remain—transportation, clothing, food, and basic living costs. I made sure those needs were met, even when it meant carrying more than I should have.

I’ve also continued giving my time to community and charitable efforts when I’m able. Serving others has always been part of my faith, even during seasons when my own footing wasn’t secure.

This fundraiser isn’t about taking on more debt or asking for a bailout.

It’s about creating real breathing room—clearing lingering obligations and stabilizing basic expenses—so I can rebuild my business cleanly in the area where I now live, without compounding the problem through additional loans. It’s about getting back on solid ground.

I also feel a clear calling to become more active in ministry and, in time, to help others who’ve walked similar roads—especially single parents trying to recover after loss, disruption, or financial hardship. Right now, that begins with wisdom and stewardship: putting my own oxygen mask on so I can truly help others later.

Asking for help is humbling. But faith also means being honest about need, trusting God’s provision, and allowing others the opportunity to step in when the moment calls for it.

If you’re able to give, thank you—truly.

If you’re not, sharing this or offering prayer and encouragement means more than you know.

My hope is simple: to regain stability, continue providing for my family, and move forward steady, grounded, and ready to give back again.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.