Favorite Super Bowl Ads…

Here are my favorite Super Bowl ads:

The Budwesier ad:

another budweiser ad:

 

Fall…

Why I can’t wait until Fall…

•  Football
• Leaves turning
• did I mention Football
• the end of the NASCAR season
• closer to more time off of work (Thanksgiving/Christmas)
• working more and that means closer to getting out of debt and closer to my own house
• did I mention KSU Football (18 days until kickoff, not that I am excited for KSU Football)

Yes, the fall means the start of the KSU football season.  GO KSU!!!

Epilogue Quiet Strength

I finished Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy last week and it was truly one of the very best books I have read.  It is very encouraging…

“That’s what this is all about.  Touching lives.  Building a legacy – not necessarily on the field but in those places that most people will never see.  Trying to be faithful in the position God has given me.  I love coaching football, and winning a Super Bowl was a goal I’ve had for a long time.  But it has never been my purpose in life.

My purpose in life is simply to glorify God.  We have to be careful that we don’t let the pursuit of our life’s goals, no matter how important they seem, cause us to lose sight of our purpose.

I coach football.   But the good I can do to glorify God along the way is my real purpose.  I want to help people see the path to eternal life through Christ, to enjoy an abundant life now, and to fulfill their God-given purposes here.

 We are all role models to someone in this world, and we can all have an impact – for good.”

MY WORDS…not as good…:) 

A reminder – glorifying God means reflecting him – am I growing and reflecting him more and more.  I mess up big time and grace overflows and I see God forgive me but I am here to become more and more like him.  I am so thankful that I have had a mentor the last three years but I know that will be changing starting sometime this summer but I cherish those times where we talked and my thoughts became more Godly.

A final thougt:  “So make every effort to apply the benefits of these promises to your life.  Then your faith will produce a life of moral excellence.  A life of moral excellence leads to knowing God better.  Knowing God leads to self-control.  Self-Control leads to patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness.  Godliness leads to love for other Christians, and finally you will grow to have genuine love for everyone”  II Pt 1: 5-7

A new expert Quiet Strength…Tony Dungy

“A Super Bowl win with the Bucs would have been wonderful.  I could have used that platform in a tremendous way.  But I think my getting fired had an even greater impact.  It’s easy to be gracious when you’re carried off the field in celebration.  It’s more difficult when you are asked to pack up your desk and your pass code doesn’t work anymore.  I think people look more closely at our actions in the rough times, when the emotions are raw and our guard is down.  That’s when our true character shows and we find out if our faith is real.  If I’m going to call myself a Christian, I have to honor Jesus is the disappointments,too.”

****How true but how difficult*****

An excerpt from Quiet Strength…

I loved this from Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy about success…

“The competing views of success in our world often create an interesting tension.  Society tends to define success in terms of accomplishments and awards, material possessions, and profit margins.  In the football business, winning is the only thing that matters.

God’s word, however, presents a different definition of success – one centered on a relationship with Jesus Christ and a love fror God that allows us to love and serve others.  God gives each one of us unique gifts, abilities, and passions.  How well we use those qualities to have an impact on the world determines how  ’successful’ we really are.

If we get caught up in chasing that the world defines as success, we can use our time and talent to do some great things.  We might even become famous.  But in the end, what will it mean?

What will people remember us for?  Are other people’s lives better because we lived?  Did we make a difference?  Did we use to the fullest the gifts and abilities God gave us?  Did we give our best effort, and did we do it for the right reasons?

God’s definition of success is really one of significance – the significant difference our lives can make in the lives of others.  The significance doesn’t show up in win-loss record, long resumes, or the trophies gathering dust on our mantels.  It’s found in the hearts and lives of those we’ve come across who are in some way better because of the way we lived. “

Quiet Strength

Amazement

I can’t believe this but it looks like K-State’s basketball team is bringing more excitement  than our football team especially after the last two weeks -  Beasley will be a big player for us and am excited to see what we do.

However, our football team has progressively gotten worse as the season gone on.  We need to make coaching changes and not the Head Coach change but we need good assistants. 

Let’s go CATS! 

1. KSU 94, Sacramento State 63

Royals/Random thoughts

I haven’t posted in a long time… 

Okay, so these lowly Royals are finally turning it around and it reminds me so much of the old Royals (that means the won divisions or at least come in second).  The have won 13 out of the last 20 games and we are actually better than other teams.

I have had a pretty relaxing few weeks.  I have decided to cut back on my Sunday School teaching at Westside.  I am getting worn out and since that is not the only time I serve the kids I decided to go every other week.  It will be nice.  I know this was a hard decision for me and one that I did not take lightly and this maybe a shift in direction for me and serving in the Children’s ministry.  I think this was a good step for me!

Bad Royals!!!

Okay, so right after the Royals were one of the hottest baseball teams we had to turn to one of the coldest teams.  As I am writing this we are actually winning 4-1 and the pitching has been great.   I don’t know if Bell with make it past this season and I just think they need to acquire some bats during the off-season or even later this season….

If I were the GM…

Light Post

My last few post were heavy but I am moving forward – that is what God wants – He wants us to move forward and not be bogged down by the past.  So…

The Royals, 10-20. Ouch!  I was hoping for better.  Our hitting is suffering and is not great!   Our bullpen is giving up to many runs and Buddy Bell is  making poor decisions.  Dayton Moore knew what he was doing when he signed Gil Meche.  All I gotta say about him is WAY TO GO!  3-1 and has 7 quality starts out of 8 attempts.  He is giving up 2.25 runs a game.  We can win games giving up only 2 runs.  I still think we will win 70 games.  I still think we won’t loss 100 games. I can always hope (and yes that hope is not certain like another hope that I have).

What about Chiefs?  Well, I don’t know.  We are getting a brand new team.  It will be interesting starting in a couple months to see what is going to happen.  Are we finally going to attempt to train a young QB instead of going to veteran like Green or Damon.  What about the offensive line?  We didn’t draft any Offensive Linemen?  Will the number 1 draft choice be an impact player? 

Oh, remember God is here in our midst and he gives us everything we need…do I trust him? Do we trust him?

Praising Him

So, I was having a little quiet time this morning reading in Luke and then I started praying – I was just letting go of some of the burdens I felt and then I felt a little something saying – Worship me…sometimes I forget when something comes into my life God still is worthy of all my praise.  Last Sunday as we closed this emotional service we ended with a song and to be honest I was to choked up at the beginning to sing it but after awhile I joined in.  All this to say God is still God and I am not definitely not – I would mess it up to much and God is perfect.

Way off the subject of this week’s subject, but the Royals have won two straight.  Yeah!