Travis Osborne is a brave man 👨 and the crowd asks, how brave is he ? So brave that he interacts with me 365 days a year…..

The pics 📸 above are from the Junior Varsity match, and they came from the Osborne family. Thank you, Brother.

The cake 🎂 and card above was part of an incredibly special moment last night, that included a well performed 🎭 song by our Junior Varsity team. My birthday 🎂 is Thursday, and when asked last week what my big plans are, I responded  with announcing some volleyball games.

Random acts 🎬 of kindness are always AWESOME

Our Lady Cavaliers in waiting played a highly competitive match last night against Pulaski County Junior Varsity. While they fell 2-0, they were in both sets and led the second one 13-5 before a strong run by the Lady Cougars.

After the match, I took a minute to share with the group the first of many thoughts about POSITIVE cheer options for the Varsity team.

On a play that ends with Ali Wright recording a kill, I would say, ALI folks would loudly add Ooop !

If Heidi Painter 🎨 finished a kill, that kill was painted by Heidi…

Faith Nicholson – you sing the line, you gotta have Faith….. just getting started…

Any big play, by any player :

Look what she did, Look what she did !!

Our athletic director, Kevin DeHaven, needs money 💰 and you know what is the best kind of cash 💸? Other people’s 💸.

The goal for us every night should be to make our guests feel as welcome as humanly possible. We want folks to drive to The Hill, plop down money at the ticket 🎟 table, and the concession stand. Then, after the match, maybe hit one of our drive thrus or gas ⛽️ station on the way out of town.

The crowd last night on the Dublin side are the same as us. They work for a living, then jump in their car and drive to watch their kiddos play a sport. We want them to feel safe in doing so in hopes they will return and possibly bring their neighbors next time.

We should cheer LOUDER than them, always, but remember that the goal is to cheer for our players, not against theirs.

There was energy in the building last night, from start to finish, and none of it was at the expense of Pulaski County.

Mr DeHaven works 💪 very hard for us and could use all the help we can provide. Some folks can write ✍️ a check, and that’s great, but most can move the needle 🪡 just by being aware of how important the visitors are to the bottom line.

Thank you, Travis, for the pics 📸.

Thank you for the Cake 🎂 , song and card.

Thank you for caring about Carroll County High School volleyball 🏐!!!

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌!

Sixty years ago, there were four musicians from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 who were trying hard to launch their music 🎶 careers. John, Paul, George, and Ringo were just getting started when they recorded the song 🎵, ” Eight Days a Week.”

They went on and had a pretty solid run as the Beatles, but this song is a perfect Segway for this post 📫 with just one tweak.

Eight Times a Year is not enough to show I care……

Last night was the first of eight platforms that I feel blessed 🙌 to have each year to express my entire thought process inside the walls 🧱 of Carroll County High School 🏫.

Just as it is with the coaches on The Hill, most are teachers at the school, but others are just part of the community. This is relevant because, at the end of the day, I have no official ties to CCHS. But thanks to Mr Chuck Thompson, Mr Kevin DeHaven, and Head Coach Cindy Edwards, eight times a year exist.

The number of events announced over our six years here is a big number, thanks to the opportunities to work with folks like Rick Nester, Adrienne Harris McGuire, Forrest Johnson, and the ones that call Bill Worrell Field home. But Cavalier Park, Tommy Thompson Field and Bill Worrell Field are all outdoors.

There is something about the connection that comes with being inside the building.

  The tagline I have used for a few years now when writing ✍️ about CCHS is The Hill, and the thought process is that our students should have a safe place to grow up. Yes, it is a fictional place that I’ve created in my mind, one where everyone can enjoy life and support each other.

A place where everyone is treated equally as last night we had 30 student athletes competing, and I believe 29 last names. Each Lady Cavalier and her family receive an equal amount of appreciation and feeling of belonging to the team.

The goals include giving the younger players confidence and a sense of belonging to something special. The mindset is this belongs to me. This is my house 🏠, my Hill.

Using the time ⏲️ to show all things Cavalier matter, hence talking about the Alumni baseball game that Casey Burcham has going on later this month over in Independence ➕️ offering Howard Mayo an opportunity to talk about his program.

Eight times a year…

Ronnie Collins is a man 👨 who wears many a hat here in Carroll County, and one of the things he does incredibly well is to find / create uplifting sayings each day.

The one staple to our efforts here is our Morning 🌄 Brew. The capsule is designed to allow people to start their day with a positive attitude that lies ahead, and it’s currently a mix of myself, Travis Osborne, Howard Mayo, and Joel Osteen.

Mr Collins is the next natural step in the process of Feel Good Moments for those outside of Social Media. I approached our CFO, Kris Richardson, and asked if there was any way we could gather $500,000.00 and offer it up to Ronnie in hopes of signing him up.

Richardson reluctantly agreed to take a pay cut ✂️ and we were optimistic about our chances !!!! But then this happened…

  Sadly, Ronnie can no longer be bought because now he is rolling in the dough!

To take an effort of a scam and spin it into a funny, uplifting story is a gift 🎁 and should be shared.

Speaking 🔊 of our Morning 🌄 Brew, we will be getting started here just a bit !