What's the deal?

Friday nights in Texas. There is nothing like it. High school football is just so much fun. So tell me.....why would a junior high choir teacher schedule a choir concert at 7:00 on a Friday night in October? Not only that.....follows it up with another concert on Monday night at 7:00. COWBOYS V. BILLS! Are you kidding me? I love to hear my daughter sing.....but come on. I think I'm goin' to just make arrangements for her to come over and kick my dog while she's at it.









While on the topic of football...the Cryin' Eagles are 3-2 with a huge game with play-off implications this Saturday against the Bisons. Not sure why ESPN GameDay is covering Florida/LSU and not Eagles/Bisons...but oh well.

And then Cowboys/Bills primetime Monday night! How 'bout them Cowboys?! 4-0 and lookin' good. Watch party at the church thanks to my man Ray. Well played my man....well played.

Football just gets me excited. When I was coaching..it was great to see your guys go out onto the field and execute what you had taught them over the last week. As many of you know...it's not easy getting kids to do what you ask sometimes. When I was able to teach kids a task that enabled us to move as a team...it just stinkin' pumped me up. It's just part of me.

There are other things that do that too....my family, students, our church.... and you know....I've been thinking a lot about stuff lately. Things that keep me awake at times or, at the very least, wake me up early (last night it was a dream that Kelly became part of a cult, but that's a whole different story).

I've mentioned that I'm reading through Paul's letters to the Corinthians. Man...he was so tactful with his words, yet really impactful. I was reminded today of Nehemiah's tact with authority.

I am a passionate, persuasive person. I can't help it. I kind of look at Peter as this kind of personality. I get excited about stuff and just comes out of every fiber of my being. This can be a huge positive in many ways. But lately I've seen it draw negative reaction, or be misunderstood as anger. I'm learning how to question without attacking, how to spark discussion without being a flashpoint. It's tough sometimes....

I'm praying that God would continue to show me how to use the passion he's given me in ways to move people in ways He wants us to go, not just ways I want them to go. That's the kind of coach I believe we're intended to be on a daily basis.

Well.....might as well wrap up with a football thought. One of my favorite tv shows starts their new season tonight.....Friday Night Lights. If you haven't watched this show, you need to. It's awesome! But I think NBC must have a junior high choir teacher as the producer of this show. No one else would have scheduled it at 8:00pm on a Friday night. Thank goodness for TIVO.



Weight Loss update 7 weeks in:

starting weight....264
current weight.....248 (revisiting the 240's for the first time in a while)

I'm out....