Matthew, prefers Matthew, not Matt, Lol. He was born in San Diego, California to Thom and Sharon Rader. He’s the oldest of 6 kids, 5 boys and one girl. When he was 13, they all moved to a tiny country town called Wills Point in East Texas.
After high school Matthew spent his 20’s traveling around the US and the World, including living in Seoul, South Korea for a year and half, 4 1/2 years in Mexico, and a month in India. While in Mexico he had a daughter named Charlotte in 2003, she still lives in Mexico with her mother. He currently maintains a long distance relationship with her and fully supports her and visits when he can.
In 2009 he moved to Dallas, where he currently lives. It was in Dallas that Matthew became part of a Christian community and started pursuing a life with Christ. While in Dallas he attended UT Dallas and graduated with a Bachelors of Arts Cum Laude in Emerging Media & Communications. He currently works for DoctorLogic in Plano as a UI Developer, basically, he makes websites primarily for doctors and dentists. He is very passionate about the arts, photography, his faith, traveling and of course Andrea 🙂