2008
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My Life as a Play: The Christmas Prayer
Setting: Daddy and Jacob are lying in bed on Christmas Eve. Jacob is very excited about Santa but still has some questions and concerns about the whole process. Jacob: Daddy, I want to pray to God for a chimney for our house. Daddy:Â Sure. Go ahead buddy. Jacob: Dear God, please give us a chimney. [...]
Happy 63rd Birthday Daddy Luke
My dad celebrated his 63rd birthday last Saturday. Pictures from the occasion.
Scripture of the Day
“You shall not curse a deaf man, nor place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall revere your God; I am the Lord”. Â Â Leviticus 19:14 “…[T]here is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.” Â Â Â Matthew 10:26 The verse from Leviticus is part of the [...]
My Wife is on Facebook
My wife has succumbed to peer pressure and popular culture at-large and is now on the social networking site Facebook. Not surprisingly given her personality, she already has 41 “friends” (people in her network) in just over 24 hours even though she has only sent out invitations to 3 people. To her surprise, she is [...]
Healthy Improvements
Since the start of this year, I have made several lifestyle changes to live healthier. I have started drinking water more and cut out virtually all soft drinks. I have extended my jogging program to run long, now doing 3 miles three times a week. Last month Shannon and I started using Nutrisystem and my [...]
Life without Kentucky Basketball
I started watching University of Kentucky basketball at age 8. I cut my teeth on and cried my first tears for the 83-84 team which reached the Final Four. Since then, I have followed UK as closely as I rationally can. I do not remember missing a game that was on TV and that did [...]
I finished my race
I ran my 4-miler in the cool, drizzly morning without stopping once. I finished right at 38 minutes. If I had one of those electronic race chips to make my time official, I would have finished in the top 10 of my men’s 30-34 age division, at least among the men who also used those [...]
My Glory Years
This Saturday I will be running in a local 4-mile run race sponsored by the local YMCA. My goal is just to run the race without stopping once to walk. Also on Saturday my cousin Derek is running in a slightly more competitive race with higher aspirations than myself. Derek is running in the Kentucky [...]
Jacob – Soccer Star
I just finished coaching Jacob’s Under-5 soccer team at the local YMCA. It was a lot of fun, and the kids actually improved during the season. At first, I felt it was a hopeless cause – you should have seen the first game and the level of “play”. But they came along way and became [...]
