Keep up the great work Ryan !

A large number of people absolutely dread going to see 👀 their doctor. I am on the other end of that spectrum because of my time ⏲️ with Dr. Peele is something that I look forward to. The level of conversation we have is next level and expands to a number of topics.

  The last time we ran everything, I was coming of the healthiest four months of my adult life, and there was hope of reducing the number of pills 💊 each day down from 30.

I knew going in that there would be a couple of numbers that would be out of wack and that I would have to explain to the Doc. I tried as hard as I could over the past two or three weeks to correct the issue, but it’s hard to undo the process that fast.

What happened was this : Marion Harris went to college and fell in love ❤️ with Shelia Bunn. For reasons that many in the Bunn family are still asking about, the two crazy kids got married and had a little girl 👧.

When you are trying to do what I do, you meet a fair amount of people, and no two are alike. The key 🔑 to trying to be helpful to others is trying to make sure that someone remains in their comfort zone. The last thing that you ever want to do is apply pressure to someone who is already in their comfort zone.

Kris Richardson, Greg Bolen, and Tiff Moore are three great examples of people that I can absolutely relate to. Casey Burcham is another, and the strongest case of someone who is DRIVEN is Miss Alyssa Ervin. The combination of talent and confidence allows for the telling of a great story that could lift up others.

Back to that, Harris fella… Adrienne Harris McGuire is the oldest of three pretty impressive young ladies. Not to diminish Jan and Half Pint because they are both on their own ways to becoming adults with a purpose, but Adrienne is haunted by who she wants to become and the lives she wants to touch along the way.

So, by now, the Doc is still awaiting the connection. Adrienne coaches our Girls Soccer ⚽️ program, and because her drive reminds me of my own oldest daughter, Sabrena, I want to do everything within my power to assist her in chasing her dream.

  The past three years have been a great deal of laying groundwork, and the progress is undeniable. But the driven are not ever content, not when there is the next challenge to face.

This summer had way more to do about soccer ⚽️ than I would have ever envisioned. Was there anything more I could learn about the game that would help Adrienne achieve the next round of goals and dreams ?

Experiencing a World Cup match in person for the first time was just the tip of the iceberg. FIFA ⚽️ watch parties 🥳 in two different countries, professional women’s soccer in Nova Scotia – anything that could be picked up in hopes of raising the atmosphere at Tommy Thompson Field next spring.

Oh yeah, WAY, WAY, WAY too many trips to McDonald’s, chasing down sets of World 🌎 Cup Soccer cups.

Now, we are reaching the end of our time, so we have to summarize. Your numbers are not where we want them to be, and you want to throw Marion Harris under the bus ?????

Do the math backward Doc, if Marion doesn’t marry up or if he and Shelia just raised a middle of the road, Kiddo none of this would have happened.

But they did marry and, on their first try, raised someone who wants to make the world a better place. Thankfully, she has the teaching part down, so there is no need to kick rocks around on how to be a better or more caring teacher. But that would have been fun too now that I think about it…..

Whatever age you are, when you first realize that you are a little bit different than others, do yourself a favor by embracing it !

Full Circle 🔵, Doc Peele is wise beyond his years, and Adrienne Harris McGuire is on a mission. Don’t know where the Bunn family stands decades later, but there’s still hope for Marion on that front.

This particular story is designed for a handful of people, and I hope they enjoy it ! That is the reason our tagline is Encouraging the World, one person at a time.

PS – Marion said if you ask the right member of the Bunn family, they love ❤️ him.

As I was finishing up at the doctors office 🏬 today, I saw a friendly and familiar face, Mrs Laura Arnold.

  Like many people on The Hill, Laura is amped up about the season opening 🏈🏈🏈 game at Tommy Thompson Field on Friday night !

The flyer outlines the fun they have planned, and being that the great folks at the Laurel Fork Tri Area clinic are the ones trying hard to keep me upright, I’m more than happy to share.

Over the past two decades of baseball ⚾️ at West Virginia Tech University, we have roughly a dozen or so athletes that have made the transition from a player on our roster to a member of the coaching staff. In fact, two of our current leaders fall into that category.

The biggest obstacle they face is the degree of difficulty involved when you go from being a senior leader / loveable teammate to someone who has authority and is tasked with holding people accountable.

One of the common denominators between long-time Head Coach Cindy Edwards and myself is living in a realistic world. Edwards would not put anyone in a position where they could not contribute to her program.

The fact that Laiken knows and understands the sport of volleyball has been on display for years here on The Hill, so that’s not breaking News to anyone. But the transition from being a player to a coach is simply not an easy transition, certainly not at her age.

One of the things that the youth of today could really use is more people in their lives who are worthy of looking up to. We need a little less Tik – Tok and influencers and a bit more of homegrown success stories.

Pointing 👉 in the direction of someone who is so young and referring to him or her in that manner already might be a bit much, but let’s circle back to what Coach and I have in common. You don’t put someone in a position where they don’t have the skill set to succeed.

Yes, this is a softball capsule, so to not add a softball picture or two wouldn’t make sense.

Six young ladies played their final game as a Lady Cavalier a few months ago. Each of them have now embarked on the next leg of their journey. In the case of Laiken Burnett, it should be an incredible one.

Respect for her parents, admiration for her Big Brother and protector of her little sis are just a few things that pop in regards to the middle child of Mr & Mrs Glenn Burnett.