Encouragement – A Little Goes a Long Way

Tonight I was looking back over all of our posts and came across this one from November.  It is definitely one of my all time favorites, and I think it is worth posting again for anyone who may have missed it, or in case someone needs a little encouraging in the encouragement department.

Proclivity & Propensity

Writers have a propensity to love words!  Big words, little words, and, most of all, super cool words.  I am blessed to work with someone who has a fantastic vocabulary.  I’ve shared words like “smooshed” with him, and he has taught me words like “proclivity” and “propensity”.  I have a tendency to get very excited …

Game Lengths – How Long is Too Long?

With baseball season fast approaching, Major League Baseball is going to test a new rule to shorten extra inning games.  A runner will be placed on Second Base at every extra inning, with the hope that this will appease the fans who say baseball games are too long.  

Age is Just a Number

Offseason football talk is full of debate about how much longer Tom Brady can continue his reign in the NFL.  Brady is nearing 40, an age that used to be a few years past retirement.  For all practical purposes, 40 is the new 30!

Friday Free for All – It Takes a Team

Real life and sports mirror each other in many ways.  Everyone has heard at least once, and probably a thousand times, “There is no ‘I’ in team!”.   A team of unique individuals can accomplish much more than one person by relying on the strengths of each team member.  

Seven New Gold Jackets

Last Saturday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017 was announced.  Six players and one owner were chosen to join the 303 previously selected Hall of Famers. Congratulations Morten Anderson, Terrell Davis, Kenny Easley, Jerry Jones, Jason Taylor, LaDainian Tomlinson and Kurt Warner. 

Super Bowl Sunday

Some people say Super Bowl Sunday should be a national holiday with businesses closed the following day.  Millions of football fans will be up late tonight watching the game and celebrating their team’s win or mourning their team’s loss.