Look, Ma!

Took the Coaching Course from MYSA tonight. That way, I can start my coaching career in soccer with 3 & 4 year olds. I will be coaching my son and a lot of his good buddies from church...It will be humbling I'm sure.  However, I'm hoping that I can help the kids have a blast and love the game. Makes me think about one of my favorite persons ever - the late Mary Southard. She was not a soccer mom in the stereotypical sense. She was a SOCCER MOM! She was our coach for years. From kids to young men...Miss her very much. More about Missouri Youth Soccer: www.mysa.org

Extended Family

This is part of my extended family...The Praise Band at Wesley United Methodist Church in Springfield, MO. These friends are as close as brothers and sisters. Those smiles are not fake. Together, we laugh; we cry; we pray; we do life through our common bond of music and worship. Oh...by the way, it was Brant's birthday...that's why the cupcake eyes. The Taylor Swift hearts are in honor of the surprise that Sidney, Corey's daughter (back row; second on the left,) received this weekend. Her Mom took her to Taylor's concert in St. Louis. We also coined a new musical term tonight...courtesy of Jeff Slemp (left of Corey) -- FUNK -A- CHUNK! T-shirts for everyone! :)

Cotton-Top Tamarins are still some of my favorite animals. Wonderfully cute and seem to love attention; also like the juxtaposition of being young, yet having an 'experienced' face.

Oh, CORGI Day

My family has been a Pembroke Welsh Corgi for as long as I can remember. My Grandmother even showed them and had the top corgi in the country in the early 70s. Today, I saw this cute corgi sticking his happy face out of this truck. I had to capture the moment.

Tough Callings

Listening to an incredible session from Mama Maggie Gobran...such humility and grace, courageous leadership...doing amazing things for the poorest of the poor; Jesus what you have me do with her message? Just don't want to forget these moments.