The big news this Football Friday is that the Buffalo Bills game in Orchard Park this Sunday versus the Cincinnati Bengals… will be on TV! There were over 7,000 tickets left at the start of this week, and with the current state of panic and fear—and the ever-present dread, hopelessness, and dismay—amongst Bills fans, there…
Year: 2013
[Football Friday] Wait… What Day Is It?
Today is actually Thursday, but since the Buffalo Bills play their weekend game tonight, my Football Friday post—a preview of the next game—will publish on a Thursday! It’s very confusing… Hopefully the BILLS will not be as confused! Though, as I heard pointed out this week, the Thursday Night Games so far this season have…
[Football Friday] Mounting Injuries, Mounting Losses?
NFL football is rough. (That’s probably obvious.) And somehow, it’s always rougher to the Buffalo Bills! I remember just a few years ago when there were seventeen (or more?) players on the season-ending Injured Reserve (IR) list! That’s a third of an NFL roster! Yikes! This year is starting off no better. Look at this…
Hope
1 Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. Hebrews 6:19 There are days. There are weeks, months and long years where … boy, it just feels like nothing is worth…
Darkness
You know, this world is ugly. Really ugly. I don’t know if my heightened awareness of this is due to my reading The Screwtape Letters again, or maybe just the mood I’m in, or the correlated ongoing state of frequently feeling so depleted… Or maybe this is just how it is. The hatred spewed from…
Rhythms
There is a definite cyclical rhythm to life. At least, there is in mine. I am a creator. I enjoy creating things. I work with words, images, colors and designs, even code and systems. I also create with food, and a few other physical mediums. And I love to create with imagination. (Bedtimes with my…
[Football Friday] On The Road
It’s Friday, and that means another weekend of football is here! A week ago, Alex and I attended a high school football game here in our town. First time ever, actually! It was fun… except for the constant rain, on a cold night, and the college-ready, MJD-bodied running back on the other team… Still, it…
Forward
Forward never stops. The next moment forces itself upon you whether or not you’re ready to leave the current one behind. And then again, without asking, there is another moment stepping in to replace its predecessor. The sun rises, travels across our sky, and sets every day. The seasons advance relentlessly, reliably. There is comfort…
Middle Age
Every once in a while I get to noticing my age. It might come from stiffness in some joint, or soreness in some muscle. Alternately, I might just ponder the numbers which track my cyclical journeys around the sun. (They do keep increasing…) On some days, it’s just watching the people around me growing up….
No Guarantees
Today is a musical post. In a former life, I was a musician. It’s true! I broke out the recording gear for this song, and when my youngest two children discovered its presence in my office they were pleasantly astounded. I confessed to them that their mom & dad used to be something akin to…