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Stillman Valley Football: Look at Snapshots To Treasure the Moment

September 17, 2012 in Monday Morning Football, Sports Links with 0 Comments

Pictures freeze a moment in time. Study the moments and you might find a lot for which to be thankful.

Scoring a touchdown is great. But there is also a lot to be said for the moment when the ball is in the air, when it is yet to be determined if you will make the catch or not.

The chance to look for a sack – - – or twist for the endzone – - or meet athletes from other schools. The moment of leading your team onto the field —or to break a tackle — there are so many pictures in life that we need to stop and savor.

Stillman Valley Football: “Get There Early”

September 3, 2012 in Monday Morning Football, SVHS Football Picture of the Week with 1 Comment

Everyone got to Burlington early. My wife and daughter were the first ones in the stands (on either side of the field). I had to track down the gate person to pay for our ticket. Our teams showed up early too. We scored first in both games. And won both of them.

When teams have the right kind of enthusiasm. People show up on time. At the Red Brick Church, we’re praying that many people show up early for Team Sunday (see here).


 

Stillman Valley Football: Worth the “Drive”

August 27, 2012 in Monday Morning Football with 0 Comments

Here is the second installment of Stillman Valley Football: Monday Morning Football.

It was a long drive to Tinley Park: over 100 miles of busy traffic one way. The JV rolled and the Varsity lost by one.

Football demands “drive.” Weight room. Agilities. Two-a-days. But it is the right kind of drive for football players.

As for the drive to Tinley Park. We played hard. It was worth every drop of gas.

The right kind of drive is always worth it:

forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13b-14)

Stillman Valley Football – The Joy of “We”

August 20, 2012 in Football favorites, Monday Morning Football with 2 Comments

Stillman Valley Football starts Friday. Here’s the first of a new series: “Monday Morning Football”. During the season I am going to hold back from Facebook a favorite picture or two for my site on Monday morning. Today’s pictures are from previous years.

Joy is only as big as what you’re part of. The person who plays for himself will never know the joy of the person who plays for a community who is behind him. The joy of the individual is a confined place. But the joy of “we” is unlimited.

Going into a game, together we feel like the little guy at the bottom of the page.