Richard Kirby Payne
Anyone who has lived long enough knows that there are manyuncertainties in life that can transform the trajectory of thefuture. Yet our past experiences are not going to change-theyare locked in place. In order to be permanently free from ourpast, we must remove the lock, evaluate each experience, anddecide if there is a lesson to be learned.In an inspirational memoir, Richard Kirby Payne does justthat as he intertwines biblical principles with his personalexperiences, dreams, and original poems. Beginning with hischildhood in West Virginia, Payne reveals a glimpse into hiscoming-of-age journey and how he discovered his passionsfor teaching, programming, and math, became active insports and his church, and decided his future career path.After graduating from college and landing his first job, Paynediscloses how he met his future wife eight years later and theireventual choice to adopt children. Throughout his story, Paynedemonstrates how God used his struggles to help him lean intoHim when life unfolded differently than he expected.Remove the Lock shares the uplifting story of a Christian man’sjourney through life as he leaned on his faith to carry himthrough his decisions, struggles, joys, and losses.
