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  • God wants you to rest

    God wants you to rest. Before you keep reading, let that sink in for a minute. Right now you’re probably either in a hurry, or have been in a hurry. But, the one with infinite strength and power wants you to stop and rest. Starting point This post isn’t going to argue whether or not…

  • TKA 2012 and family

    The King’s Academy (TKA) 2012 marching season was a high point for my family. I had moved my young family to this Florida school in 2000. Now my kids were in their teen years and part of the band program. Mom and Dad Dad was a payroll supervisor at Fisher Body outside of Pittsburgh. That’s…

  • Meeting my wife part 2

    Last week I began telling the story of my how I met my wife. Today’s post is “meeting my wife part 2”. If you haven’t read part 1, click here so you can read the beginning of the story. Waiting My roommate was working a late shift at J Crew, but I was determined to…

  • Meeting my wife

    Valentine’s Day was this week, so I thought I’d write about meeting my wife, Brenda. Our culture loves these stories. Probably because they are like snowflakes, each story is unique and beautiful. Summer of ’92 I was 27 and living in Lynchburg, Virginia. Meeting and dating girls had never gone well for me so I…

  • Band is old America

    Band is old America. I’m a band director and I teach students to do something that used to be incredibly popular in America. But, how do I adjust to modern times? John Philip Sousa Nothing says band like, John Philips Sousa. He was a famous composer and band leader in the late 1800’s and early…