Today, for the first time in 29 years, Frank Beamer isn’t going to coach Virginia Tech’s next football game. After more than my lifetime of games spent patrolling the sidelines, Frank is hanging up his headphones. I wish I could put into words what Frank Beamer means to Virginia Tech. From his college days as an All-American to leading our team to seven conference championships and a national championship appearance,… View Post »
Merry Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas! Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday! Luke 2:10-11.
Life and weekend updates
1. The past two weeks were crazy hectic. In addition to work and class, I had a parade last Saturday and then an event on Saturday night. Now, we’re on the downhill side to Christmas break. 2. We finally put up our Christmas tree. Purrburger is a fan. 3. I have one final, and then I’m done with this semester of grad school. I have five Saturdays off, and I… View Post »
A year of home ownership
A year ago today, I boarded a plane at 5:30 am to buy a house. Things didn’t go as planned, and I wound up in Colorado 14 hours later and an hour after we were supposed to close. The Lord was good, as always, and we were able to close after hours. I signed my name and Mac’s name more times than I can remember, and my Realtor handed me… View Post »
Honoring Officer Swasey
As most of you know, a police officer at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs was killed in the line of duty last week responding to a shooting off-campus. I work and am a student at UCCS, so our campus has spent the week grieving as a community. Yesterday, Officer Garrett Swasey was laid to rest, so UCCS and many police forces turned out to support him and his family…. View Post »
Marital stress
Y’all, I have a confession. 90% of our fights as a married couple stem from arguing about where we want to go out to eat. A friend posted this E-card, and it really spoke to my soul. When we were in Augusta, I made a date book for us to try new restaurants since we were only there six months. Jen shared her date idea jar for her husband, and… View Post »