About
Hi, I'm Caleb.
In June 2012 I made a choice I can't take back. I was charged with first-degree armed robbery, spent two and a half months in jail, a year on house arrest and two years on probation.
Husband. Dad. Developer. Follower of Jesus. Tampa, Florida.
I wasn't an innocent kid. I graduated high school in 2010 with a sophomore's worth of college credits already finished, and I wasted it. Then in June 2012 it was my choice. Nobody else's.
In the years since, I've buried both of my parents. I've been homeless with my wife and child after a background check closed every door in front of me. I taught myself to code with no connections. I watched a company shut down overnight with no warning, and I picked up Amazon work to keep the lights on when my hours got cut.
Through every bit of it, God stayed faithful. Not early. Not always comfortable. Right on time. Today I work fully remote, my family has a home, and we're building toward land of our own.
I ruined my chance. God gave me another one.
The story, by date
- 2010Graduated, and wasted itI graduated high school with a sophomore's worth of college credits already done. I treated a gift like it was nothing.
- June 2012Charged with first-degree armed robberyTwo and a half months in jail, then a year of house arrest and two years of probation. Jail was the first place I ever got honest.
- December 2012A first jobStill on house arrest, I found a job. It looked small. It turned out to be the first thread of a whole new life.
- January 2015Surrendered to GodAfter quitting on God twice, I stopped visiting and moved in. I surrendered fully and joined a ministry that held me up for years.
- April 2016MarriedWe met in March 2015 and were engaged that July.
- 2017Lost Mom, became a dadMy mother died of cancer. The same year, our first child was born.
- 2018Started teaching myself to codeSo my wife could stay home and, someday, homeschool our kids.
- April 2019HomelessA background check came back and my family ended up homeless. A friend took us in, then my dad did.
- May 5, 2020Lost DadMy father passed away.
- May 19, 2020Closed on our homeThirteen months after we had nowhere to live.
- June 2022First tech job
- November 30, 2022The company closed overnightNo warning. A month later I had another job.
- 2024Hours cutMy hours were cut for most of the year. I did a lot of Amazon work to make ends meet.
- 2025Back to the warehouseI went back to the warehouse where I started, this time in inside sales, and set out to share the Gospel with everyone there. I did that for thirteen months.
- June 2026Full-time remoteThe side tech work I picked up in December 2025 turned into a full-time, fully remote job.
- NextLand of our ownFive-plus acres, and a homestead our kids inherit.
Who I write for
- For the man who thinks his past disqualified him.
- For the one who has started over more times than he wants to admit.
- For anyone who needs to see that the bottom is not the end of the story.
What I'm not
I'm not a pastor, a counselor or a lawyer. I'm a man who has been where you might be, telling you what held me. If you need legal, medical or financial help, please talk to someone licensed.
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Start where I started
These are the five things that held me up when I couldn't hold myself, each with the true story behind it.
Want to reach me directly? Email info@cajecreations.com.