What advice would you give to your teenage self?

What advice would you give to your teenage self?

The first thing that I would tell myself as a teenager will be to have a relationship with Jesus Christ.   I would also tell him that I love you.   I will tell him to read the Bible each day and have a honest conversation with Jesus Christ on a daily basis.   I would tell him to please stop drinking 🍸 alcohol and stop smoking marijuana.   I would sponsor him at his AA Meetings.  I would tell him to go directly to school and graduate from high school.  During that time, I dropped out of school for three years in order to go to Job Corps in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  I went back to school and graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio.   I also got a job working at Skyline Chili Restaurant in Dayton,Ohio for three years.   I also attended Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio for two years.   Afterwards,  I enlisted in the United States Marines for a few months.   I got married for only nine months.   I relocated to Toledo, Ohio and enrolled at the University of Toledo in Toledo,  Ohio  from 1991 through 1996.  I graduated with my Associates Degree in Social Services Technology on Saturday morning June 12, 1993.  I also got hired after college and worked at the Jerusalem Outreach Center from March 29, 1993 through June 13, 1996.  I earned my Bachelors Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Toledo University College on Saturday June 17, 1995.  I enrolled in college for another year until June 14, 1996.  After graduating from college, I moved back to Dayton, Ohio for one year.  I got a job working at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio from August 24, 1996 until June 14, 1997.  I relocated to Charlotte,NC from June 15, 1997 until January 5, 2010.  I worked at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for 8 years.  I relocated back to Dayton, Ohio on January 6, 2010 until now.   I have been living in the same apartment for 13 years now.  I have made a success out of myself for the past 30 years.  I had written three books in 23 years.   My books are called Essays, My Grace is Sufficient for Me, and The Best of Anthony Hopkins.   I publish my first book on July 3, 2000.  During the past 9 years, I attended Fort McKinley United Methodist Church located at 3721 West Siebenthaler Avenue Dayton, Ohio 45406.  I currently live at Wentworth HI Rise Apartments 2765 Wentworth Avenue #607 Dayton,  Ohio 46406.  I am a Publisher,  Author, and Blogger at AuthorHouse Publications Company in Bloomington, IN for three years now.  Thank you for reading my essay.

What bores you?

What bores you?

What really bores me is waiting for the city bus in Dayton, Ohio because these city busses run every 38 minutes during the weekdays and 45 minutes on Sunday before 6:30pm.  That is what really bores me is a Molasses Mentality when it comes to Public transportation in Dayton, Ohio.

What is your favorite drink?

What is your favorite drink?

My favorite drink is coffee and Mountain Dew Soda.  I also love Smoothies and Wendy’s Milkshakes 😋 I love French Vanilla Milkshakes from Wendy’s Restaurants. I grew up drinking 7up and Cocoa Cola soda.

Who are your favorite people to be around?

Who are your favorite people to be around?

I would like to be around anyone as long as they are positive and have common sense.   Honestly,  I love all of God’s Creation.   As long as God’s Creation is positive and are able to stay out of trouble, I will become their friend to the end.  I also love to communicate with people from all diverse backgrounds and Countries.   Jesus Christ dwelled with sinners and people from all over the world.   I am willing to give everyone a chance to be a friend to me.   I am willing to accept and love everyone including myself.  I am a very friendly person who loves everyone.   God Bless All of You!  I love you for you.

Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes,  and where they have taken you?

Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you.

My favorite pair of shoes had taken me to two College Graduations and two Church Baptisms.  I graduated from the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio and I got baptized at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio in 1993 and again in 1995 wearing a pair of Moccasins shoes 👞.   I love wearing Moccasins shoes for walking shoes 👞 👟.   God Bless All of You.

Share one of the best gifts you have ever received?

Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received.

Honestly,  one of the best gifts I’ve ever received was my high school diploma and two college degrees from the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.   The greatest gift that I have ever received was, the gift of Eternal Life from Jesus Christ on Sunday February 15, 2015 from getting baptized on that day at Fort McKinley United Methodist Church located at 3721 West Siebenthaler Avenue in Dayton, Ohio 45406.  I have been Born Again on that day 9 years ago.   I have been a God-Fearing Man for 9 years now.   Please continue to pray for me because my Uncle Johnnie Lee Hopkins died before his physical birthday.  He was 80 years old. I Love all of you very much ❤️. Happy Valentines Day Ladies.   I live less than 500 yards from the Church.   The Apartment Complex is called Wentworth HI Rise Apartments and it is located at 2765 Wentworth Avenue Dayton, Ohio 45406.  I live in Apartment 607.  I love all of you in bunches 💗 I want to say to the Lovely Ladies that I love you as well.   I am praying for all of my neighbors who snort Fentaynl that God Loves You Too.  I guess these people don’t know that Fentaynl is an Animal Tranquilizer  that is capable of killing people who ingest, smoke,  or inhale this powder.  This drug has killed over 2000 people in Dayton, Ohio within the past four years now.   God Bless All of You!

Write about your approach to budgeting?

Write about your approach to budgeting.

My Information comes from Deuteronomy 15th Chapter in the Bible and Proverbs 22:7.  I usually write down what I am supposed to pay each month.  I also have to pay my Tithes and offerings to the Church all of the time. I pray for God to give me a sense of prosperity in my life.   God bless you.

Are you patriotic?  What does being patriotic mean to you?

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?

Yes, I am patriotic when it comes to my country.   First,  I want to give God thanks for keeping me alive yesterday.   I thank God for His Breath of Life that I am breathing each day of the week.   I thank God for allowing me to tell other people the truth about God and Jesus Christ His Son.  To be honest with all of you,  this is God’s Country and the world is also His.   God has spoken everything into existence.   I love God and Jesus Christ First and foremost because everything belongs to God.   Finally,  I want to say that everything belongs to God.   I love America.   My first love is for God and Jesus Christ His own Son.

If there was a biography about you, what would the title be?

If there was a biography about you, what would the title be?

The title of my biography would be The Life and Times of Anthony Joseph Hopkins of Dayton, Ohio.   I already have the first 150 pages typed of my Biography.  It is my lifestyle from infancy to adulthood.   I will have my own pictures of me from childhood to adulthood in Dayton and Toledo, Ohio.   I will write about my experience in Charlotte, NC. I will have my school diploma and my degrees from college.   I will have my Baptism information as well.