2011 Tigers, Trent, and the other guys!

I have found my self watching football a little differently lately. I try not to take it too seriously. I try not to let it effect me at work and at home. I try to put it in perspective. Well to heck with all that. I love college football, and more specifically, I love the Auburn Tigers. They are having a rough year, sure we thought they'd have a down season, but I still hurt for them when they lose and if I'm being honest, I am very critical of our coaches. What I have seen this year is a bunch of young men with a sense of entitlement get their tails handed to them a few times this year. Auburn lost to a Clemson team that was on an amazing run, and is still likely to reach a BCS game. Auburn lost to Arkansas, who's only loss is to Alabama, and can quiet the critics by beating LSU at the end of the year. Auburn lost to LSU, and who after this weekend can say that LSU isnt the best team in the counrty. Sure, I know, Alabama fans still think that they are the better team, it's just that the score in the "Game of the Century" didn't agree. We'll get back to that later. Auburn has had a week off and now faces a much improved Georgia team that is trying to save it's coaches job. Auburn will have to play hard nosed phyiscall football, and forget about last season to do it. Georgia lost it's first two games of the season and have since gone on a seven game tear that have put them in the catbird seat for the SEC East. This game is in Athens, and nothing will be easy about it. Auburn can win, but we have to have some better play calling from our offensive genius, and we have to have our defense show up better than it has been all season.
Now to Trent Richardson, he is one of the most dynamic backs I have ever seen in college football. It takes a gang to takle him, and he is a beast after first contact. Trent Richardson is a legit Heisman canidate, but his lackluster performace against LSU may hurt him a little.
OK Alabama... What can be said that hasnt already been said ad nauseaum? Well not much. Just that LSU came into your house, contained your best player, made fewer mistakes that you, their coach made better decisions that yours, and they escaped with a 9-6 win. Sounds like they truly are the best team in college football. As far as playing them again. I SAY NO NO NO. You had your chance, and blew it. The next meeting would be for the BSC National Championship, and it would be unfair to LSU to face a opponent that they had already beaten with more on the line than in the first meeting. If things stay they way they are, LSU should meet Stanford or Oaklahoma State, if they lose, and as much as it pains me to say this, LSU should meet Boise State. All this is assuming that LSU runs the table.
Bama fans, all is not lost, Auburn is still in your sights, and you should beat us soundly, however we hope you are still a little punch drunk, and have focused on other things when you come into our house in late Novemeber.

Win lose or draw I will always be an Auburn fan and I will always pull for whoever is playing Alabama

Appreciation

I am married to the most beautiful, wonderful, caring, loving, compassionate and honest woman in the world. Sometimes I forget to tell her, there is no particular reason why I forget other than being an idiot! Now I dont really believe that I am an idiot, but just the small thing of not telling Carla how much I love her is idiotic. Not telling her how beautiful she is or how much I think of her is asinine. God has given me the most precious gift that he could give me, and I consistantily, through my own stupidity, screw it up. A lot of people think that our kids are Gods greatest gift, but I believe that it is our spouse. I believe that our kids are a close second, but when they are grown and gone and hopefully with spouses and kids of thier own, then we are just left with each other and the love that we nourish now. Carla, I'm sorry for being such a butthead. I love you darling and I always will!

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Trials

It has been a long time since I blogged. I forgot how therapeutic that it can be. Anyway, I have done all I can do to figure out what I need to be doing in life. While I still haven't found that answer, I have figured out that my main purpose in life is to glorify God in all that I do. I have to praise him when things are good and when things are bad. In the course of a week, we have had some major issues. It started with some medical problems for my wife. She's OK now, but the stress and the finances of it would have been enough alone to make me cry, but combined with having a blow out on the way to the hospital, and needing wiper blades, we didn't think we would make it thru that day. Add the stress of having a wreck 2 days a go and I wanted to curl up into a ball and cry. Then last night, my wife comes home from school, and I meet her at her car. We started talking and I thought I heard something, my suspicions were confirmed when I ran my hand along her front driver tire, and found heavy tire wear, enough to cause air to be leaking, enough to ruin the tire. GOD... how much more can I take? Then I read Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. How can I argue with that... So praise him for my troubles and my trials that I may see what God the Father has in store for me!!!!

Feb 6th, 2009

Off to work for another day. I am blessed to have a job as the jobless rate has hit a 26 year high. Even though I hate my job right now, I am blessed to have one, and I will do my best at it. I will do everything to glorify my Lord and Savior.

Psalm 37:4-5 - 4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:

Feb 5th 2009

Headed out to work. Yesterdays job interview left me less than hopeful. I am struggling to find my way in this world. It seems that after 40 years I'd have it right huh? Well I do have a couple of other possibilities here in Decatur for jobs. It is all in Gods hands at this point. He will never leave me or forsake me!

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.