https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb0W7bOLN1o

This five minute song 🎵 won’t mean a thing to most people but it describes the effort I am putting forth everyday in my efforts to serve God by trying hard 🙏 to give people Hope.

If you pay close attention, you will see that I don’t put my name on anything that I do because as Tauren Wells sings – It’s not about me. The only time my name appears somewhere is when Allen Worrell gives one of my stories a Byline in The Carroll News. As the song 🎵 says, I’m Nobody from Nowhere.

I will break from my norm and share a real life update.

Last Monday morning, Linda and I checked into the Duke University Medical Center 🚑 and for a week, I slept in a chair 💺 and watched my bride 👰 of 40+ years lay in a bed with 30 wires connected to her Brain 🧠 and six more to her heart ❤ as they try to slow down what is going on with her.

When we finally made it back to Laurel Fork, ahead of my next Medical appointment we have no hot water in our Condo. That was Saturday and now its Wednesday morning and we are still trying to get hot water 💧 and I am typing this from a Hotel room. Side note, my Lab results came back and there’s no improvement on my end.

Other than that, Life is Good !

The reason for sharing this is to show that we all are facing challenges everyday, we are no different in that matter. Everyone needs a reason to have Hope, something that will make them smile and think I’m going to get through this and come out the other side.

Yesterday morning I sat and watched three servicemen from Halls try to figure out how to fix our Water 💧 issue and watched my Wife try to adjust to her new medication 💊. I am glad that I don’t drink because it would have been easy to do so.

God places people in your Life for a reason 🙏 and the latest example for me was Mr Alvin Davidson. When you chase something as hard as I do, you look for someone to pass the baton to.

Yesterday afternoon I created more stories in a day than I have in a long, long time. Thanks to Anthony Barnes, they were well read and the stories are designed to make people smile. Barnes is a great partner for two reasons, first is his level of passion for the Student Athletes and because he understands my ultimate goal is to challenge young people to give them a better chance to succeed later in life.

If you pray 🙏, both Lin and I welcome your Prayers but know that our level of Faith will always make life easier to cope with.

Coming full circle 🔵, Tammy Quesenberry, who is way Smarter than she leads on, finished a messenger conversation with me while I was creating the Syd Nester / Macie Adkins story.

OneofUs.Care is an ongoing search for people that have a desire to improve their corner of the World 🌎. At 5:40 this morning, Addie’s Grandma 👵 showed once again, that she gets it ! Alvin Davidson gets it and he tells me that our new Superintendent gets it.

  The focus needs to be on preparing our Youth for the future while showing support for the teachers and parents.

  Life is difficult enough, there’s no need to make it harder than it has to be.

Bonus being we should have Hot Water by the end of the Day !

This photo 📷 is of the latest group of Cheerleaders. It’s here to have the story end on a lighter note and to say Thank You to the new Coaches for their time !

Have a Blessed Day 🙌 and chose Kindness if given the opportunity 🙏

The coolest part of working with Softball Coach and neighbor, Rick Nester is we are both always kicking rocks in search of having fun. Today we have been bouncing ideas back and forth about Alumni Day on September 13th.

  How about switching from fast pitch to slow pitch and then have each participant add a family 👪 member ( Husband, Brother, Father) to their ” Team” ?????

  We do have some fun things planned for that Saturday and remember that there’s no cost for admission or participation. The activities are set to begin at 1pm at Cavalier Park !

The tricky thing about High School 🏫 Golf ⛳ played in the Fall is the season is almost half over before the Students return to class. Then when you add in the changing of the guard 💂‍♂️ at the top of the program, it makes the challenge to provide the correct level of support for the team.

The last time I was on a golf course with young Reavis was his round at the State Tournament in Harrisonburg. Getting to meet his proud parents that day was icing on the cake 🎂. There needs to be more presence for not only Trace Reavis but every member of this years team.

I hear that there is a trio of Coaches guiding these young group. If there is anyone out there that can put me in touch with the right person, please 🙏 help !