Michael on Gordon Bradley
/Apparently, yesterday's link contributed to a crash at the Mason site. Michael's written a new piece on Gordon Bradley today. Don't miss it.
First Coach, Forever Friend
/When Michael was a tiny boy, he dribbled a soccer ball up and down the hallways of the athletic department of George Mason University, where my husband was on staff. Tow-headed boys and soccer balls inevitably drew the attention of Gordon Bradley, an international soccer legend, and the Men's Soccer Coach at the time. From the time Michael could toddle, Gordon told him he'd play for Mason one day. He encouraged him and inspired him. And I'm pretty sure it was Gordon who first called Paddy a "brilliant wee 'un." Michael wears the green and gold proudly now and his one regret as he finished his first year was that Gordon never got to see him play on the home pitch at GMU. Gordon died yesterday of Alzheimer's Disease. Michael wrote the obituary for the student newspaper.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
You are so missed, dear man, so missed.
Updated: Here's a personal piece written by Michael Wednesday night.
Words Worth Pondering this Morning
/ "When you live in holiness, when you really try to stopsinning, you become braver. You become more courageous, you become a
man of your word. You become a man of conviction that you're not
willing to sell out and you're really a true knight in shining armour." --Jim Caviezel
HT: Danielle
Gosh, I'm glad she wrote this post!
/Dawn has written a clear, inspiring post all about how she makes seasonal plans. And it sounds very much like the way I plan, only way more and way better. It's a beautiful, articulate post that is destined to be printed and pasted on the inside of my planner. Don't miss it! And thanks so much for sharing, Dawn.
