Stories of my military past. Jesus is on my side. That’s what brought me home from overseas. #22VA.
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Ephesians 6. The helmet of salvation. I have salvation tattooed on the side of my head. I have a mohawk made out of Dreads. In Ephesians 6 it talks about putting on the full armor of God, so I have salvation on my head revelation on my right arm, which is revealed knowledge of the word of God, which is the sword of the spirit which my sword would be in my right hand. It’s an ambigram, so it says revelation, both ways. On my left arm would be my shield, so I have the shield of faith…
If your ink could speak, what would it say?It would be biblical and it would have something to do with veteran suicide. I have a not-for-profit group called 22VA 22 VeteranArtists. 22 veterans a day commit suicide. I do podcasts and things for veterans. I help teach Veterans to use Art for therapy. my motto is find something worth dying for and start living for it
What would you do with the $25,000?If the $25,000 is to be used for tattoos, I would finish off a sleeve about suicide first veteran suicide and some of the artwork that veterans in the program have done. If the 25,000 is just for me I would get my motorcycle out of the shop first. No lie. the rest of it, I would invest into some fencing for my farm and cleaning the farm up. The VA had me on nine different medication’s at one time three of them said may cause suicidal ideation. I got off all the meds. I look for natural hea
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