Making a Change

So I am changing things on my blog a bit.  For one thing I am going to write in it for the first time in almost a year.  I've been trying to think about why it has been so long since I have written in this space.  One of the reasons was last years football season.  I meant to update things every week during football season but the time spent prepping for games, working a day job and trying not to be a total stranger to my family won out over writing.  Another reason was that I originally envisioned this strictly as a blog about sports but as the year progressed I realized (much to my surprise) I don't always have something to say about sports.  Further still, I don't always care about sports.  Sports are great, don't get me wrong, but they can be a terrible distraction to the other things that are important in life can't they?  Think about it..there are 365 days in a year, and nearly every single one of them can be spent watching a sporting event.  For a single guy in his 20's, that might be awesome.  But for a forty-one year old husband of one and father of two, there are just too many other things that deserve my attention.

So I am changing things on my blog a bit.  I figure if I am going to be committed to writing in this space, I need to write about more than just sports.  I need to write about the things that are most important to me.  Like the tag line reads at the top..this blog will be 50% about faith, 50% about family, and 50% about football.  Roughly. 

I have a savior, His name is Jesus Christ.  I don't always put Him first but I want to.  I am not here to "shove religion" down anyones throat.  But I can't and won't ignore the fact that He influences everything I do in my life.  Initially, I was going to keep writing just about sports in this space, and start an entirely separate blog to write about my faith journey.  But I feel that would be denying Him a part of me and I am not willing to do that.  Besides, whatever success I might have in sports broadcasting will be by His blessing and for His glory so He already owns it anyway.

I am the only guy in my house.  I have a wonderful wife and two trememdous little girls.  But my journey from "The Lone Wolf" to "The Labrador" has certainly taught me a few things about myself, about others, and about life.  I am hoping to share some of those lessons in this space as well.  Hopefully being a help to other guys who might one day find themselves following the same path.

So I am changing things my blog a bit.  Still a lot of sports...after all, high school football is less than two months away,  UNT opens up against Houston in their new state of the art stadium in September, the Rangers will be looking to defend their American League title, as for the NFL??? Well, like I said, there is a lot more in the world to talk about besides sports.

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