Here's the scoop

So here I am, recovering from my very first injury ever, and I must say, this SUCKS! I hate being unable to even walk right, or even be able to bend my knee without it hurting. Along with that, the only painkiller strong enough to help it not hurt too much, is strong enough that 1 basically gets me high off it, and I get so tired, that I can't think straight. This really sucks, because I also have to stand around at football, doing absolutely nothing for 3 hours, and watch everyone else have all of the fun. Some of you may ask how this happened, well the thing is, I choose to not say how it happened, but only that if I were to hit my knee any harder, I would have broken it. I'm so thankful that it's not broken, and that I know I'll be able to play the HV game, but I am mad that the chances of me playing the C-burg game are slim to none. I have noticed that at night it's easier to walk on, but in the morning, I can't walk at all. I will have to judge really strictly tomorrow, seeing if I can get away without wearing it. One thing I hate about being injured, is that I can no longer run, jump, or walk up steps the right way. I also feel like a lot of people are trying to always be doing things for me just because I'm slightly crippled. I hate people doing things for me, because I feel as if I have the ability to do the things that they do. I also hate having people do things I know full well I can do. I'm just trying to keep the thing healed, becauseI fear it will break if I hurt it more. I know that God's healing touch has been coming down, and I am thankful that He wants to heal me. Now there is just one thing to do. Beat the living heck out of Christiansburg. Let's make them know they can be beaten. Well, bye now.

"It's rising up, all around it's the anthem of, the Lord's renown" - Holy is the Lord - Chris Tomlin

Some things I have learned over the past 2 months

I have been learning a lot about myself, and about God these past months. These things that I have learned, I learned because God knew I could handle the knowledge, and He wanted me to hear it now.

One thing I learned is that I have a crappy time with both of my shoulders. Now they're both in pain, and I'm not sure how much more they can take punishment.

Another thing I have learned is my patience has gotten a lot better when I'm waiting for things to happen. This is something that I usually have a large amount of struggle with, and I'm glad that it's starting to get better.

A few things I have learned about God recently is that He loves us so much that He not only sent His son to give His life for us, but that Jesus was thinking about all of us while He was hanging there on that cross. He has loved us for so long, that before even time began He loved us. Another thing that I have learned is that we all have to know not who we are but whose we are. I believe that if we all knew whose we were we would not be so uptight of how we are going to get through the things that everyday life has to give to us. The last real thing I have been taught is that we can't let today slip away without doing something. We are never guaranteed tomorrow, so why would we want to waste our whole day doing absolutely nothing.

I seem to believe that half the crap we learn in school we are never going to need to know to get by in life. I do the work, but don't see myself doing something that requires me to find x in any problem I have.

The last thing I have learned over the past few months is that I am really good at empathizing with people who have problems. I hate seeing people not in a good mood, so when I find people that aren't, I tend to not care how my regular relationship with them is, and I try my hardest to help them because everyone deserves to be happy. I thank God for this because I think that there have to be people who don't care what they're doing, but just want to help people with the problems that they have at any time of the day.

Also, The Pulaski Cougars got killed last night for those who didn't already hear. We showed them that when you mess with one man on our team, you get the whole team JV and Varsity. Good job boys. Oh, and Pulaski, I hope your homecoming is good. Even though everyone probably hates you now for getting cremated

Well, that's all for now. Hope y'all have a good day.


"You mess with the bull, you get the horns"

The Pulaski Cougars part 2

Well Pulaski, all I can say is when you mess with one, you get the whole pack. 34-14 is pretty embarrassing, even when you talked so much trash. All I can really say is that you better have learned your lesson, and I had better not hear any excuses.

"When teamwork is the destination, Victory happens along the way"

The Pulaski Cougars

Tomorrow's the game of the year for me. I can't wait to give those Pulaski Cougars what they have asked for by their actions. Last year they did something unacceptable, which has gotten me so fired up for this game, that I may have the most violent game of this year. I've been biding my time, building up my rage, and tomorrow it gets let loose. In between every whistle, every single play. This is the time for us to play with that chip on our shoulder's like Coach Harles says. This is not the game that we can just let slip through our hands. I can promise that there is no way I'm letting them walk onto OUR field, and take it from us. I'm dedicating this one to Tyrell, for their actions against him have put that chip on my shoulder. He's still my brother, whether or not he's playing this year or not.


"Go hard, or go home!"

God's Kingdom.

God's kingdom is so shocking. I didn't realize just how many people I can ask about anything til just now. I sent 2 messages to 20 people each, and there are STILL MORE PEOPLE I COULD ASK!! This is amazing. I never thought that God would give me so many people that I can ask something to, but then again, God can do anything, and God will always give me what I need. I have been slowly learning this over the past months. I talked to my good friend Rhea tonight, and it amazes me to see God working in her, to make her feel loved. The main thing that we all have to know, is that we are loved by God, and He will never forsake us. He always has each and every one of us on His mind. He loves you, all. Time to go now. Love you guys. See you soon






"No power of hell, no scheme of man. Can ever pluck me from His hand" In Christ Alone - Indelible Grace

When the pressure's on.

"How do you act when the pressure's on? When the chance for victory is almost gone.
When fortune's star has refused to shine. When the ball is on your 5 yard line.

How do you act when the going's rough. Does your spirit lag when breaks are tough?
Or, is there in you a flame that glows, Brighter as fiercer the battle grows?

How hard, how long will you fight the foe? That's what the world would like to know!

Cowards can fight when they're out ahead. The up-hill grind shows a thoroughbred!
You wish for success? Then tell me son. How do you act when the pressure's on?"

This might be my favorite story from football. This is a quote we have in our book about handling adversity. The first time that I read this I thought that it was the best thing I could have heard before a game. Too bad it was a Monday. Well, I think about this quote all the time. At any point in time some form of adverse situation could pop out of nowhere, and something bad happen. The things that can happen after the situation happens, there are only 2 ways to go. Either you can fold up, and say it's game over, or you can shake it off, step up, and go after it. The outcome of every game, of every play, of every second of your life, depends on how you handle what just happened. You can take one off, and let something potentially REALLY bad happen. Or you can get back up, and go right back at it.Thing is, people don't see how this pertains to life. This pertains to life because You might be going through a rough time, or something may be getting you down. Are you going to let the jaws of life(not the good kind) clench you down? Or, are you going to give it your all every single day. Live life with all you have, and you will not only feel better, but you shall glorify God in the process. That's all I can think of, so I'll see ya later.


"Play for the name on the front of the jersey, and they will remember the name on the back" - Lionel Messi

For so much more.

The song "Meant To Live" by Switchfoot has been speaking worlds to me the past few days. I know that it's actually the Lord telling me that I am meant to live for more than I have been. I think that over the past week, I have been just going through the motions of life, and not really living it to it's fullest with Christ. God has been teaching me that I need to let myself go. Take that leap of faith and talk to that person who you don't know at all. One thing that I have constantly struggled with is being the person who isn't afraid to go and talk to anyone they want. I know that with God, that I can't be broken, because no matter how bad the world beats me, God can salvage me, and repair my flesh. Just like the verse at the top of the page. "...The life I live in the flesh, I now live by faith" This means that I am a sinner, and I am unpure, but I have faith that God still loves me, and he forgives me. He is such a gracious God. He knows that we are sinners, and though He doesn't like it, He sent His son to die for OUR sins. I know you have known no love greater than that. I know that I have never known, do not know, and shall never know someone who can even hold the slightest candle to that amount of love. This song touched me because with all of that, we should know that we are meant to live for so much more, just as the song says. I hope that you know God loves you, because that's one thing I have been accepting more and more recently, is that no matter what I do, or what I think, feel or act. God Loves Me. No matter what you do, what you think, feel, or act. God Loves You. I pray that in this week, I will find someone who I don't know each day, and talk to them freely. With God, there is no reason to hit the brakes on that. Well, I gotta go now. It was nice to actually do this tonight, and not during class tomorrow :D


"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin

Beloved - Tenth Avenue North

This song is officially my favorite worship song. I listened to it for thig first time today, and I instantly fell in love with it. It reminded me that no matter what I do, or how I am feeling, God still loves me with all of his being. In the song it says "Death shall not part us. It's you I died for" I nearly cried when hearing that part. Simply because I know it's so true. I have been struggling with temptation. Things will get better, as long as I know that God will fix me no matter how bad my thought can get. I caught myself today, but I can't clean myself up. God has to, and I am so thankful that I have His love. Without Him, I would be nothing, literally, and metaphorically. God loves you too. No matter how you live your life, just know that, and you can never say you don't feel loved. Christ gave His life for us, which is more love than we could ever show to anyone. We can die physically for someone. We just can't die the way he did, for the same reason. He loved us more than we can possibly fathom. I almost can't believe it, because of some things in my past I won't talk about openly on here. He healed me once, he can definitely do it again and again, and again. Well that's all I can say now. I'm going to bed soon. Church in the AM. bye Love you guys.


"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends" John 15:13