Life with The Swell Guy!

One reason I love football season

Down the road a few miles, after the final whistle blew, manhood lay waiting. Whatever it demanded of him, he must have thought back then, wouldn't be any tougher than trying to hang on to a badly thrown ball when you know the strong safety was about to spear you with his headgear, slam that Riddell in the pit of your stomach. In a sense, he'd been right. Learning not to drop the ball had been the hardest thing for him as a man too. - Steve Yarbrough

The guy in the photo is my dad the season he was my youth league coach. He is holding my helmet. 

Livin' the life

Out with my girl on a Saturday night in a beach town. We ended up at one of those coastal dive joints that is held together with equal measures of plywood, duct tape, and tarps. There was an impressive gaggle of TV monitors locked on to our proud  and mighty Southern Sports Teams & NASCAR. The decor was early stuff that likely just found its way there and patron contributions.

We had pizza and a cold beer. The band set up and without any announcement one by one the band mates kicked in to start playing mix of classic rock & Saturday Nite Country with an original reggae number thrown in just to keep things honest. The lyrics matched the evening and venue. Life's been good, I want to fly like an eagle, I've got my girl, rock me mama like a southbound train, and we are out on a Saturday night. Livin' the life. It  was perfect.

I gonna need a bigger beard....but, not too big.

Six Quote Mashup

The revolution is not dead.

The Dude Abides

Who would Jesus torture?

Pro-Peace, Pro-Life, Be Consistant.

Radical reimaging of Christianity

Dare Mighty Things

I jotted these things as I read or heard them in the last week. They seem to have colided nicely to form something a bit larger. Peace.

Is Christianity too narrow?

I love the grace woven through this discussion. If you have 11 minutes it is well worth your time to give this a look. Peace.

At Dad's 80th Birthday Party

Dad just tuned 80 and we gathered to celebrate over the weekend. Mom & Dad remain in great heath and have just settled into their new home in Bridgewater, VA in the last month. They still regard every new adventure with enthusiasm and as a new chapter.

My sister Paula with her family and my brother Brian both made the trip. We do not see each other often enough and we had good times catching up. We had more than one reason to celebrate. Good times.

My Mom & My Niece

Because that is how they roll.