Tyler Wood

Tyler Wood Who is he? A man with a caution ribbon across his chest? Darth Vader's son? Mean as a junkyard dog? The best father in the world? The most loving partner? A desperate man who hit rock bottom and headed for death by drowning? Or is he a man with a sensitive little boy inside abandoned at the age of ten by a dad struggling with his own demons? Tyler Wood is all of those. Hiding a father wound in the deepest reach of his soul, he spent decades trying to be the man of the house for his...See more

Tyler Wood Who is he? A man with a caution ribbon across his chest? Darth Vader's son? Mean as a junkyard dog? The best father in the world? The most loving partner? A desperate man who hit rock bottom and headed for death by drowning? Or is he a man with a sensitive little boy inside abandoned at the age of ten by a dad struggling with his own demons? Tyler Wood is all of those. Hiding a father wound in the deepest reach of his soul, he spent decades trying to be the man of the house for his mother and sister. He was the kind of kid who did what his father told him: "Take care of your mom and your sister, son. I've got to leave." The man Tyler worshiped, loved, and in whom he deeply believed, left a child who collected pennies to walk to the store and buy milk for his sister. This was a boy who prayed every night for his father to return and resume the responsibilities of a real man. In Are You Kidding Me, God? the catastrophic effect of Tyler's deep hurt and anger unfold in tragic detail. A native of Cleburne, Texas, Tyler emerged early on as a youthful leader, president of his high-school senior class, and outstanding college athlete, a sure pick for the NFL. A nationally-recognized award-winning rugby star, he played as hard as he did everything else. He went straight from many championship games to the emergency room to have his ribs moved back into place. He drank hard, fought hard, and left blood behind in plenty of places. Tyler swept through life like the biggest, most outrageous guy in the room. He married the most popular girl, had the most wonderful children, and turned a hometown business into the top remodeling operation in the nation's third largest residential market. When his world turned upside down, Tyler discovered where his real strength was and what true resources he could muster. See less