the G sides

Camber had her first T-ball practice last night….what a riot. The coach is great.
My favorite line -
“Parents, I don’t care if we win a game or not. Your child will know how to properly throw a baseball, hit a baseball, and catch a baseball when this is all over. I’m all […]

I keep meeting new people every week but no contact cards or info are turning up. Is that odd?
Actually, it’s pretty typical. I mean, let’s face it…who of us wants to fill out that stuff. We get enough spam as it is, we get enough phone calls that we don’t want to […]

Jer made a comment on this post. I love Jer - even though he’s Canadian. I’d thought I’d share our e-convo thing we’ve got going on because…
Well, it’s fun and I hope insightful.
Okay, I’m not sure about the insightful part.
For my dear Canadian friend Jer,
I’m not anti-dating at all. And I wouldn’t classify my thoughts/comments […]

If haven’t heard about Katrina by now…I’m sorry to tell you that your medication is wearing off.
And of course they’ve got around 9,000 people in the Superdome in New Orleans. From the beginning I thought this was a bad idea. I realize that the city is in deep water (pun intended) and had […]

After 15+ years of hanging out with teens there is still one thing about the youth culture that I still don’t get…couples.
Dating. Going out. Going Steady. Beau. Girlfriend. An item. Significant Other.
I mean, I get it on a philosophical level. Most high schoolers date because they […]

Just finished the first of 2 drafts I have this year. Overall, I’m pretty pleased. Only really threw away one pick that I wish I had back…
For those who care, in order they were taken:
S. Alexander, RB SeaA. Green, RB GBM. Harrison, WR IndR. Brown, RB MiaS. Smith, WR CarJ. Plummer, QB Den […]

Guess who forgot to get a babysitter?
That’s right…the youth pastor can’t get a babysitter…
this just sucks….
Even I can’t penetrate the Friday night teenage world with the promise of riches beyond their wildest dreams.

From Thomas Kelly, A Testament of Devotion…
Out in front of us is the drama of me and of nations, seething, struggling, laboring, dying. Upon this tragic drama in these days our eyes are all set in anxious watchfulness and in prayer. But within the silences of the souls of the men an eternal […]

We used to do this all the time - bet you can’t drink a gallon of milk at once -it got this kid suspended from bat boy duties with the Florida Marlins.
All is not lost - he’s got offers from other clubs.

Last night was the first night I haven’t done youth stuff in 15 years. Instead, I played legos and cars with my kids. I also taught Cooper and Camber how to play chickenfoot.
Overall - it was fine. After the kids went to sleep, I had to compensate for the chick flick I […]