Chris took a long time to learn something wonderful . . .

In an honest and intimate storytelling style, Chris relives triumphs, catastrophes, and plenty of moments that fell somewhere in between. With a friendly and nostalgic voice, he unfolds his adventures and misadventures one by one, has us laughing at times and choking back a tear at others, and shows us a good time along the way.

From a lonely playground sandbox to a high, snowy mountaintop; from raging whitewater, exciting baseball tournaments, and mysterious lava tunnels to the terrors of Junior High; from the bleak bottom of too many booze bottles to the joyful realization that there is a God who loves him, this warm, funny, heart-tugging, and inspiring collection of adventures provides us with vivid reminders of the value of family, the strength of tenacity, the power of faith, the need for forgiveness, and the importance of always striving to be an ocelot in an underwear drawer.

Christopher Scott Ford is a profoundly imperfect and intensely happy man who loves the art of good storytelling. Having been a sports coach, teenage alcoholic, stand-up comic, baseball umpire, aerospace designer, camp counselor, church deacon, surrogate dad, amateur teacher, preacher and lover of the open road, he has a few stories to tell. He currently lives in Gresham, Oregon, where he designs cab components for big trucks and where he loves his wife, Cheryl, and his two grown children, Lydia and Mitch, as well as a handful of others who, though not legally his, lovingly call him "Dad" anyway, which he couldn't be happier about.