My #OneWord365 is …

“One word can change everything. One word that sums up who you want to be or how you want to live or what you want to achieve by the end of 2012. One word that you can focus on every day, all year long. It will take hard work, and will require intentionality and commitment. But if you let it, your word will shape you and your year. It will guide your decisions and help you grow.” So my friend…

How to make my Red Pepper Glazed Rib Eye

This past week I posted a picture via instagram of a steak that has become quite famous in my household. Due to the face that I had such an overwhelming response, the weekend coming up, and that I promised a few friends that I would post the recipe of the steak rub that I make, here it is! Ingredients: 1/2 cup – Pure Cane Sugar 1/2 cup – Kosher Salt 1/4 cup – Fine Ground Pepper 1/4 cup – Crush…

RE POST: Christmas Is For Those That Hate It Most

I generally have a tendency to cheer for the underdog in situations. Take the others side that might be made fun of, or maybe even never have a chance to defend him or herself or is maybe just misunderstood. I also am getting really worn out with our culture at Christmas. The “I want this, and I want that” stuff. Oh trust me, I’m the worst with this, but I’m really starting to hate this part about me, especially when…

This little guy doesn't know it yet, but FH is building his family of four are getting a new home (shhhhh)

“Images Burned Forever In My Mind” (Dominican Republic Trip)

These are some images that have been burned in my mind from a recent trip to the Dominican Republic. Part of my job with Food for the Hungry allows me to take people of influence overseas to the communities that we serve. In this case these people of influence were Jonny Diaz and Logan Martin, two amazing musicians that impact people all over the U.S. The images below are just a few, but some of my most memorable and inspiring…

“This debt and this hardship WILL COME TO AN END WITH ME”

I’m learning more and more each day about poverty. What poverty is and how it affects people. There are also so many people that are in-slaved by their debt, much like this man you see in this title image. This man in Indian and is a literal slave to his debtor and must work in the quarry crushing rocks with one small sledge hammer to repay his debt. Most debts like this will never be paid back and will be…

How EAS Helped My Friend get S.W.A.T

As some of you know, a few months back I was approached by the largest sports nutrition company on the planet, EAS, about interviewing their Unstoppable Tour Athlete Sam Tickle regarding the 30 Sports in 30 Days. Throughout this opportunity I was able to learn how he survived and finished strong after 30 intense sports in 30 days, ending with a FULL marathon without experience muscle fatigue, exhaustion or dehydration. If it was so important for Sam to be on…

Servants Honoring Servants – Epoch Awards 2011

I had the honor of attending the first annual Epoch Awards this week on behalf of the organization I serve, Food for the Hungry, at the historic Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA. This event was extremely well put together and hosted by Jon Acuff & Naomi Zacharias. This event was masterminded by an amazing short term missions organization Adventures in Missions (AIM), with the goal to serve and honor their peers in full time ministry and missions without putting any…

My Top Things To Do When Vacationing To Asheville, NC

Asheville, NC, a true vacation place and there’s something for the whole family. My wife and I try and visit Asheville, which is just a five hour drive East of us in Nashville, any chance we can. My wife and I recently spent a weekend in Asheville for our 12 year anniversary and we had a blast. On our normal trips I usually head out to a local stream to fly fish of a morning, come back to the cabin…

Honduras Trip Photos :: How can we learn from them?

We have it so good in America. We take so many things for granted, like running and clean water, endless supply of food at our finger tips, cover and air conditioning for when it’s too hot and shelter and heat for when it’s too cold. As you’ll see, in the pics that I took below on my trip in 2008 to Honduras, the people are beautiful and the colors are amazing. However these people are living in sheer poverty, hungry…

I Race So He Can Eat, Learn and Live

THE NEED There is a boy somewhere in Haiti named Nfadson, and others just like him all over the world, that walk three miles daily and sometimes twice a day to fetch water from the nearest well for his family in the 100 degree weather because in most countries there is no such thing as running water. This is something that we can really take for granted every day if we’re not careful. This is true poverty! If our children…

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The Best B-Day Gift I Could Have Ever Asked For, And I Never Saw It Coming

Well 35 years ago today I was born in a hospital in the town of Lawton, OK. Born to two young musicians just trying to make it! My Mom was 19 and my Dad was 22 when I was born. Ironically I was 22 years old when I got married and I couldn’t imagine having my crazy boys at that age. God bless em! I’m humbled by all of the wonderful messages on facebook, twitter, email and text today. Believe…

My Photo Shoot for StellaShop.com blog :: Boutique Bella Spotlight

I’ve recently been asked to do a photo shoot for a great DIY style blog called Stella Shops, and their spotlight on Boutique Bella, here in Nashville. They are a blog that actively gives you daily tips for style, decoration, and just overall deals for those in the surrounding Nashville area. The blog is run by great friends of mine, Carla Antenelli and Mizzie Logan. They are both amazingly driven and creative individuals, and are both multi-talented. Thanks again gals…

Tips on a successful bike commute

This year I have chosen to ride my bike into work (42 miles round trip) at least once a week to save gas and build my weekly workout into my every day life. As a family man, (two young boys and a wife), it’s sometimes difficult to get a long bike ride in each week. This is a way for me to do that. I hope these tips help push you to go out of your way to make this…

The interview – my recap – my new EAS Nutrition Plan – & how we can ALL relate to the Unstoppable Tour

Watch this VIDEO before watching the interview below. It’ll shine some light on what the heck we’re actually talking about, if you’re new to the Unstoppable Tour or new to EAS. As a recap, I was asked to be a part of this LIVE interview as a local triathlete and blogger. I was humble, as I’m nowhere near the athlete that Sam Tickle is, but understand some of the challenges he faced during the 30 Sports 30 Days 30 Cities…

Landcape photography never fails to inspire me

I love the great outdoors, and I love photography. These photos are just a quick snapshot of my latest turkey hunting trip to El Dorado, Kansas with my brother to participate in the 25th Annual Governor’s “One Shot” Turkey Hunt event. I never knew that Kansas was such a beautiful State until this trip, and the people are so amazingly nice! I can’t wait to go back.

A Very Special Day with my Eldest Son

I’ll start this post by apologizing if you’re not an advocate of hunting, but that’s really not what this post is about at all. It’s about the day in the life of a father and his son who had the BEST bonding experience EVER! I do hope you continue to read on.

The White Boys

This year’s Valentine’s Day, I really wanted to do something special for my wife, the mother of my two awesome boys. For many years I’ve done the typical last minute flower bouquet & card. Not that there’s anything wrong with that guys, but this was the year for something different.

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What are you capable of?

My good buddy Joel Hayes, an amazing man of God, liver of life, mechanical engineer, and Ironman posted the following on my facebook page a couple of weeks back and it really did help me sit back and put these past 8 months of my life into perspective for me and has inspired me to write this blog recapping it all.

Chronicles of my first Triathlon … pt1 “The Why”

In a nut shell I’m doing this for my family. I’ve heard multiple times over the last few years of guys my age (34) having small heart attacks. Over the past 6 to 8 months I too had been having chest pains. Possibly stress related, possibly not. Who knows? Who cares? I just knew I needed to do something so my wife can have someone to be an empty nest-er with someday, and so my boys will have there dad to throw the ball with in the front yard and go camping and fishing with down the road.

Hope Never Comes Too Late

Be sure and read the follow up “Get Out of the Way” CONTEMPLATION: I have tried to blog about this topic multiple times. I have at least 3 drafts I’ve starting in regards to my Dad and the struggles that have taken over his life and infiltrated his family in many ways throughout the last 20 years. I just never felt right to post them, knowing that there was never any hope in them. I now have some hope to…

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My #OneWord365 is …

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How to make my Red Pepper Glazed Rib Eye

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There Will Be An Elephant in the Room on January 25th – Wanna See?

Posted 10 Jan 2012 in ::Life::

For those that know me and what I write about on my blog, know that I don’t talk about religion very often on here. Nor do I share my views too terribly often on this topic. I choose to live out my faith as best I can and share what I’ve learned from my life experiences and choices, good or bad. However, my friend Emory Colvin is a part of the Elephant Room marketing team, and she asked if I…