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RICHLY BLESSED

The life story of Douglas Stites


  • March 10, 2026

    Counting my near death experiences in no particular order – #6 – More with the Gunite rig.

    On another swimming pool job I was operating the Gunite truck which is basically a cement mixer that sprays the cement mixed with sand and water onto the surface of the pool.  My pant leg got caught in the rotating mixer and I was being pulled up in the air.  At first my pants started… Continue reading

    Childhood
  • March 10, 2026

    Counting my near death experiences in no particular order – #5 – Electrocution

    On another job with the pool company, the Gunite pump, which is what sprays the cement onto the bottom and sides to the swimming pool, was standing in a few inches of water but had stopped working.  It was plugged into an electrical supply.  My boss told me to go over and give it a few… Continue reading

    Childhood
  • March 10, 2026

    Counting near death experiences in no particular order -#4 Hanging from an eleven-story building

    I worked construction during high school and college summers building swimming pools with a Gunite rig. Once we were building a pool on the rooftop of an eleven-story building. We had to haul the Gunite hose up the outside of the building with a rope.  There were four of us trying to pull it up onto… Continue reading

    Childhood
  • March 9, 2026

    Counting my near death experiences in no particular order – #3 – My motorcycle and a Metro bus

    When I was a teenager, I owned a motorcycle.  Once when I was coming home from crew practice, I had given a friend a ride. We were hit by a Metro Bus.  My friend and I were both unconscious when we were taken to the hospital.  We both lay in the ER for a few… Continue reading

    Childhood, Near Death
  • March 9, 2026

    Counting my near death experiences in no particular order – #2 – Riding a Fork Lift

    When I was working a construction job in high school, I was riding a fork lift while holding a piece of plate glass.  As the fork lift rose higher and higher, I was leaning against the fork for support and suddenly it was gone as the base rose above the forks.  I almost fell off… Continue reading

    Childhood, Near Death
  • October 20, 2025

    Counting my near death experiences in no particular order – #1 – On the High Seas

    My father was in the Marine Corps and was stationed in Japan after WWII. We were able to live there with him for about two years. Eventually we had to come back to the States. My brother Robert and I were just kids when we made a trip to America from Japan with our Mum… Continue reading

    Childhood, Near Death
  • October 20, 2025

    My Purpose in Writing

    I chose to start this blog in hopes that you will see how the Lord saved me and you can be saved to. Continue reading

    Salvation

About Me

I have almost died 8 times, but the Lord kept me on this earth for a time for my good and His Glory. Follow along with me as I tell my life story.

Recent Posts

  • Counting my near death experiences in no particular order – #6 – More with the Gunite rig.
  • Counting my near death experiences in no particular order – #5 – Electrocution
  • Counting near death experiences in no particular order -#4 Hanging from an eleven-story building
  • Counting my near death experiences in no particular order – #3 – My motorcycle and a Metro bus
  • Counting my near death experiences in no particular order – #2 – Riding a Fork Lift

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doug@stites.org

Recent Posts

  • Counting my near death experiences in no particular order – #6 – More with the Gunite rig.
  • Counting my near death experiences in no particular order – #5 – Electrocution
  • Counting near death experiences in no particular order -#4 Hanging from an eleven-story building

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