HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!!!!
I ALWAYS LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME DURING THIS HOLIDAY TO TRULY REFLECT ON WHAT I AM THANKFUL FOR. I AM ALWAYS THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY AND THE MANY BLESSINGS THE LORD HAS GIVEN ME. THIS YEAR I AM THANKFUL FOR A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE I WORK WITH. THESE OTHER COACHS ARE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS FOR THE STUDENTS AND FOR ME. THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT SUPPORT FOR ME THAT I HAVE DESPERATELY NEEDED.
EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING AND TAKE SOME TIME AND THINK ON WHAT YOU ARE TRULY THANKFUL FOR!!!
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
It's Been Awhile.....
It's Been Awhile.... since I have lost blogged so I thought I needed to update. My life has been extremely busy and it seems I never have enough time. Time starts slipping away as people get older and I dont like the idea that my time is slipping so early. So I have decided to start making time for the important things: my quiet time with the Lord, time with family and friends, and time for myself. So I am writing or typing this during my "me" time. I am not for sure what I am trying to get across, I think I am just rambling.
Anyway did anyone see Mike Huckabees video of the last presidential debate? Pastor Jeff Crawford from my church blogged about it b/c of his answer when they asked him about creation. He answered that God created it all in the beginning. It was a powerful answer. Check youtube for it if you want to see the video.
School is rolling along and I am just trying to keep my head above water. We have some new personnel at school and it has been an adjustment period for everyone involved. I hope things will start to calm down soon for everyones sake.
Hope everything is going well for all!
Anyway did anyone see Mike Huckabees video of the last presidential debate? Pastor Jeff Crawford from my church blogged about it b/c of his answer when they asked him about creation. He answered that God created it all in the beginning. It was a powerful answer. Check youtube for it if you want to see the video.
School is rolling along and I am just trying to keep my head above water. We have some new personnel at school and it has been an adjustment period for everyone involved. I hope things will start to calm down soon for everyones sake.
Hope everything is going well for all!
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Great Email
I received this email and I absolutely love it. I especially like the last line of the email. I hope you enjoy it:
Billy Graham is now 86 years old with Parkinson's disease. In January 2000, leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, to a luncheon in his honor.
Billy initially hesitated to accept the invitation because he struggles with Parkinson's disease. But the Charlotte leaders said, "We don't expect a major address. Just come and let us honor you." So he agreed.
After wonderful things were said about him, Dr.Graham stepped to the rostrum, looked at the crowd, and said, "I'm reminded today of Albert Einstein, the great physicist who this month has been honored by Time magazine as the Man of the Century. Einstein was once traveling from Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the aisle, punching the tickets of every passenger. When he came to Einstein, Einstein reached in his vest pocket. He couldn't find his ticket, so he reached in his trouser pockets. It wasn't there, so he looked in his briefcase but couldn't find it. Then he looked in the seat beside him. He still couldn't find it. The conductor said, "Dr. Einstein, I know who you are. We all know who you are. I'm sure you bought a ticket. Don't worry about it." Einstein nodded appreciatively. The conductor continued down the aisle punching tickets. As he was ready to move to the next car, he turned around and saw the great physicist down on his hands and knees looking under his seat for his ticket. The conductor rushed back and said, "Dr. Einstein, Dr. Einstein, don't worry, I know who you are. No problem. You don't need a ticket. I'm sure you bought one." Einstein looked at him and said, "Young man, I too, know who I am. What I don't know is where I'm going.'"
Having said that Billy Graham continued, "See the suit I'm wearing? It's a brand new suit. My wife, my children, and my grandchildren are telling me I've gotten a little slovenly in my old age. I used to be a bit more fastidious. So I went out and bought a new suit for this luncheon and one more occasion. You know what that occasion is? This is the suit in which I'll be buried. But when you hear I'm dead, I don't want you to immediately remember the suit I'm wearing.
I want you to remember this:
I not only know who I am .. I also know where I'm going."
Billy Graham is now 86 years old with Parkinson's disease. In January 2000, leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, to a luncheon in his honor.
Billy initially hesitated to accept the invitation because he struggles with Parkinson's disease. But the Charlotte leaders said, "We don't expect a major address. Just come and let us honor you." So he agreed.
After wonderful things were said about him, Dr.Graham stepped to the rostrum, looked at the crowd, and said, "I'm reminded today of Albert Einstein, the great physicist who this month has been honored by Time magazine as the Man of the Century. Einstein was once traveling from Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the aisle, punching the tickets of every passenger. When he came to Einstein, Einstein reached in his vest pocket. He couldn't find his ticket, so he reached in his trouser pockets. It wasn't there, so he looked in his briefcase but couldn't find it. Then he looked in the seat beside him. He still couldn't find it. The conductor said, "Dr. Einstein, I know who you are. We all know who you are. I'm sure you bought a ticket. Don't worry about it." Einstein nodded appreciatively. The conductor continued down the aisle punching tickets. As he was ready to move to the next car, he turned around and saw the great physicist down on his hands and knees looking under his seat for his ticket. The conductor rushed back and said, "Dr. Einstein, Dr. Einstein, don't worry, I know who you are. No problem. You don't need a ticket. I'm sure you bought one." Einstein looked at him and said, "Young man, I too, know who I am. What I don't know is where I'm going.'"
Having said that Billy Graham continued, "See the suit I'm wearing? It's a brand new suit. My wife, my children, and my grandchildren are telling me I've gotten a little slovenly in my old age. I used to be a bit more fastidious. So I went out and bought a new suit for this luncheon and one more occasion. You know what that occasion is? This is the suit in which I'll be buried. But when you hear I'm dead, I don't want you to immediately remember the suit I'm wearing.
I want you to remember this:
I not only know who I am .. I also know where I'm going."
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Football!!!!!!!!!
Now I coach for a living, however I dont coach football. But that doesnt mean I dont love football. The season has started for college and high school and the NFL starts this week and I am excited. I love football season. High school is my favorite and I went and watched the Southside/Greenwood game Friday night. It was a great game and I loved the atmosphere. It was a packed house. Then on Saturday, my cousin Jordan and I, went to the Razorback game. I am not a die hard Hogs fan, but I do enjoy watching them. It was a great time.
My favorite team is the Northside Grizzlies and they opened the season with a win versus Pine Bluff. I didnt drive to PB for the game, but they won and I am excited. They play this Friday at home and I will totally be there.
FOOTBALL IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My favorite team is the Northside Grizzlies and they opened the season with a win versus Pine Bluff. I didnt drive to PB for the game, but they won and I am excited. They play this Friday at home and I will totally be there.
FOOTBALL IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Great Start to the School Year
School is off to a great start this year. I am really enjoying my classes, the students, and school in general. I struggled my first year enjoying myself because the students were wanting to be active in pe. So far this year students are involved and really participating in pe. This makes the day more enjoyable and makes my life alot easier.
Hope everyone is having a great day!
Hope everyone is having a great day!
Saturday, August 18, 2007
New Church Service
Tomorrow morning my church, Grand Family, is launching a new church service. We will have our traditional service at 8:30, small group Bible Study at 9:45, and the new Ignite service at 11. The Ignite service is designed to be contemporary and geared towards young people and young couples. It is going to be a band based music for worship and Pastor Jeff will deliver the same message he did in the first service. This is an exciting time for our church as we hope this well help reach people for Christ. I think it can be very effective because in today's generation you have to make people feel comfortable when they come to church. They need to feel that they can come just as they are.
Even though I am young, my personal preference is the first service but I will attend both for a few weeks as we help get the service off its feet. Both times will be an incredible time of worship.
I hope our church can wrap its arms around this new service and help it blossom. The main way to do that is to pray and let God work. If we have open hearts and open minds, Jesus Christ can work wonders.
Even though I am young, my personal preference is the first service but I will attend both for a few weeks as we help get the service off its feet. Both times will be an incredible time of worship.
I hope our church can wrap its arms around this new service and help it blossom. The main way to do that is to pray and let God work. If we have open hearts and open minds, Jesus Christ can work wonders.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
New School Year
Well school starts August 20 and I went back to work on the 8th. Of course we have had volleyball and basketball camps over the summer so I have been involved with my school teams alot during the summer. But as I start back officially, I have started viewing this year as a critical year in my career. Although its only my 2nd year, I realize the kind of impact I can have with young adults and even the other teachers. My first year, I was just trying to keep my head above water. Now that I have that experience, I can focus on some of the other joys of my job.
I really hope this year I can start building better relationships with my students and athletes. I talked to one of my lifetime heroes this morning, Coach Mason, who coaches at Northside. This past year, he won his first ever State Championship in Basketball and he still is the same man he was when I was in high school. This man is all about being a positive influence in students lives and investing in them. He not about wins and losses or state championships, he is about making students and athletes into productive citizens and great young men. I just hope that I can be half the coach he is. If I can accomplish this, then I feel like I have done a good job.
As my walk with the Lord strenghtens everyday, I hope that I can be a positive influence in these kids lives. I want to be able to share my faith everyday in the simple things I do. I dont have to preach to people, I just have to live my life with a Christ like attitude and be ready for when the Lord opens doors to share my faith. I pray everyday that I have enough strength from the Lord to be ready for these occasions that will happen in my life!
Heres to another great school year!
I really hope this year I can start building better relationships with my students and athletes. I talked to one of my lifetime heroes this morning, Coach Mason, who coaches at Northside. This past year, he won his first ever State Championship in Basketball and he still is the same man he was when I was in high school. This man is all about being a positive influence in students lives and investing in them. He not about wins and losses or state championships, he is about making students and athletes into productive citizens and great young men. I just hope that I can be half the coach he is. If I can accomplish this, then I feel like I have done a good job.
As my walk with the Lord strenghtens everyday, I hope that I can be a positive influence in these kids lives. I want to be able to share my faith everyday in the simple things I do. I dont have to preach to people, I just have to live my life with a Christ like attitude and be ready for when the Lord opens doors to share my faith. I pray everyday that I have enough strength from the Lord to be ready for these occasions that will happen in my life!
Heres to another great school year!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
The End of Baseball and the Summer
We finished up our baseball season Monday night in the State Tournament at Hot Springs. We lost to the eventual Champion, Hot Springs Lakeside, who is coached by one of my buddies from college, Ryan White. So congratulations to them for winning.
The baseball season was the most fun I have ever had coaching or being a part of a team. The guys are just incredible. They had amazing talent, great personalities, hard work ethic, and just great team chemistry with each other. I think of the relationships I was able to form with guys like Cole Sisemore and John Wohlford and it made the summer worth while. Plus I was able to strengthen previous relationships with Ryan Ashcraft and Cameron Young plus others. All of the guys were just creat competitors and young men.
Also the two other coaches I worked with. Our head coach was Mark Kincannon. Coach K is a Connections Minister at Community Bible Church in Fort Smith and he is one of the finest Christian man I know. The way he carries himself on and off the field is one thing I really learned from him. Also Brian Fry. Coach Fry is the Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach at Union Christian Academy here in Fort Smith. He has a great knowledge of baseball and how to deal with young people. I learned alot from spending the summer with these two guys. I can go on and on about them.
With baseball ending- so does summer. I started volleyball practice at Northside today so the season is officially under way. We will practice for about 3 weeks and then our first game is August 21. The second day of school. I also go on contract here pretty soon so I will be back up at school a few weeks before school starts getting ready to get going. Some things have changed for me at school with some addition of some new responsibilities and I look forward to what is ahead.
Hope everyone had a great July and an even better August.
The baseball season was the most fun I have ever had coaching or being a part of a team. The guys are just incredible. They had amazing talent, great personalities, hard work ethic, and just great team chemistry with each other. I think of the relationships I was able to form with guys like Cole Sisemore and John Wohlford and it made the summer worth while. Plus I was able to strengthen previous relationships with Ryan Ashcraft and Cameron Young plus others. All of the guys were just creat competitors and young men.
Also the two other coaches I worked with. Our head coach was Mark Kincannon. Coach K is a Connections Minister at Community Bible Church in Fort Smith and he is one of the finest Christian man I know. The way he carries himself on and off the field is one thing I really learned from him. Also Brian Fry. Coach Fry is the Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach at Union Christian Academy here in Fort Smith. He has a great knowledge of baseball and how to deal with young people. I learned alot from spending the summer with these two guys. I can go on and on about them.
With baseball ending- so does summer. I started volleyball practice at Northside today so the season is officially under way. We will practice for about 3 weeks and then our first game is August 21. The second day of school. I also go on contract here pretty soon so I will be back up at school a few weeks before school starts getting ready to get going. Some things have changed for me at school with some addition of some new responsibilities and I look forward to what is ahead.
Hope everyone had a great July and an even better August.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Baseball
Well the internet has been slow at the hotel so that is why I havent updated. Here is what has happen in Hot Springs at the Baseball State Tournament.
Thursday- W vs Morrilton
Friday- L vs Jonesboro
Saturday- W vs Greenwood
Sunday- W vs Paragould
So we are set to play Hot Springs Lakeside tomorrow (Monday) at 5:30. If we win, we play in the State Championship game against Paragould at 8:30 Monday night. I will update this most likely sometime Tuesday. Hopefully we can get the job done.
Thursday- W vs Morrilton
Friday- L vs Jonesboro
Saturday- W vs Greenwood
Sunday- W vs Paragould
So we are set to play Hot Springs Lakeside tomorrow (Monday) at 5:30. If we win, we play in the State Championship game against Paragould at 8:30 Monday night. I will update this most likely sometime Tuesday. Hopefully we can get the job done.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
State Baseball Tournament- First Round
We just got done with our first game in the State Tournament and we won. We beat Morrilton 16-1. Solid pitching, hitting, and defense helped us win the game. Our next game is Friday night at 7 vs either Hot Springs Lakeside or Jonesboro. Keep rooting for us!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
State Baseball Tournament
Today we are leaving for the Baseball State Tournament. I help coach the "AA" Legion team from Fort Smith that is made up of 16,17, and 18 year old young man from this area. It has been an awesome summer coaching these guys and this has to be my favorite team that I have been with just because of the kids and their attitudes and the relationships I have formed with them and the other coaches. It is just a great environment to be in. We play tomorrow at 1:00. Its a double elimanation tournament so we will play Friday as well. Hopefully we will be there in the end. I will update our progress so in case anyone who reads this, cares.
Monday, July 23, 2007
My first blog
Well I love reading peoples blogs and started realizing how everyone has a blog so I thought I would start one. I love to let people know whats going on in my life and my thoughts about a variety of stuff.
Summer is quickly ending. I am a coach here in Fort Smith at Northside and Kimmons and teach physical education at Kimmons. I coach high school volleyball at Northside and girl's basketball at Kimmons. I also coach baseball during the summer for the Boys Club- FS Coke AA Legion Team.
So summer is coming to an end when volleyball practice starts July 30 and I go on contract August 8. It has been a busy summer with various basketball and volleyball camps. Plus coaching Legion baseball during the summer keeps me busy. We just completed the Zone Tournament and finished 2nd. We will be playing in the State Tournament in Hot Springs starting Thursday. Maybe I will update our progress on my blog. I also went to church camp with our youth group and had an awesome time. This past June I started working in the youth group with the 7th grade guys and am having an amazing time with them.
Well thats about it and I will post in the future.
Summer is quickly ending. I am a coach here in Fort Smith at Northside and Kimmons and teach physical education at Kimmons. I coach high school volleyball at Northside and girl's basketball at Kimmons. I also coach baseball during the summer for the Boys Club- FS Coke AA Legion Team.
So summer is coming to an end when volleyball practice starts July 30 and I go on contract August 8. It has been a busy summer with various basketball and volleyball camps. Plus coaching Legion baseball during the summer keeps me busy. We just completed the Zone Tournament and finished 2nd. We will be playing in the State Tournament in Hot Springs starting Thursday. Maybe I will update our progress on my blog. I also went to church camp with our youth group and had an awesome time. This past June I started working in the youth group with the 7th grade guys and am having an amazing time with them.
Well thats about it and I will post in the future.
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