It’s Dangerous to Notice
The thing about paying attention is… you notice stuff. So, when you look up and see this: then you stop and stare and wonder if you can get a photo as beautiful as this tree. You draw near and realize you have to trespass on their front lawn to position yourself in just such a way that the […]
How much further can we get?
Top 10 Fitness Trends for 2017
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has announced its annual fitness trend forecast and, unsurprisingly, exercise pros say wearable technology will again be the top fitness trend in the coming year. The results were released in the article “Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2017” published today in the November/December issue of ACSM’s Health […]
I am, but God is
It’s comforting to sit among friends to share how difficult it is (life makes it) (circumstances dictate) (inspiration absent) to wait to do what I’m supposed to, meant to, what I promised to do. Circumstances don’t define me. My life is bigger than that. Life needn’t suffocate me. I can choose air, light, breath. Inspiration […]
Stuck in the middle
That moment when you’re r e a c h i n g as far, no, farther than you’ve ever reached before. Just a little. bit. more. S T R E T C H I N G further, and further, closer than you’ve ever been before. Your thighs are burning oh, it h u r t […]
Max Scherzer Under Pressure: Give me the ball
Max Scherzer. Game 5. Win or go home. You couldn’t sketch it any better for Mad Max. He loves this stuff. They’ll bring their best. We’ll bring our best. This is GREAT! Give me the ball! He doesn’t pretend that he didn’t give up two home runs on two mistake pitches in game one of this […]
Hi Daddy! Hi Daddy!
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. ~ Proverbs 22:6 I’m sorry, but yes they will. Some will step off accidentally and stumble right back on. Some will wander off, oblivious to your calls and whistles. Some will investigate that very […]
150 reasons why we are free today: gratitude flashmob
Have you ever noticed how contagious gratitude can be? I just had the opportunity, thanks to the William & Mary DC area Alumni organization, to welcome an Honor Flight coming into Reagan National Airport. On it were men and women who had served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam who were flown into Washington, DC so they could tour […]
Show us the way back to you
We are what we eat. We resemble the company we keep. We become what we think about. We are not who we think we are. Beloved, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ~ Phil 4:8 […]
How to Say No to the Pressure Toward Early Specialization in Youth Sports
Focusing only on one sport, year-round, can increase kids’ risk of injury and burnout, according to the recent position paper on the dangers of sport specialization put out by the American Academy of Pediatrics. But the incidence of early specialization in so many of our youth sports continues, regardless of doctor’s orders. Physicians tell us that kids […]
