A day in the life of...Mark Williams

An Ole Miss post on Thanksgiving...wow!!

I wanted to share this video with you today.  Here is an "arch-rival" who gets it.  The story is one that is worthy of being shared!!  Enjoy this piece on Dexter McCluster, an amazing football player at The School Up North. 

Sickness, Soccer, Football, and Bible Study

The sickness hit our household 3 days ago.  Hence, the reason for no posting.  Melanie came down with some sinus junk with a sore throat.  I pulled double duty with that.  I'm so thankful she's doing better now.  

Tonight, Micah and I will go see George County vs. Stone County in football.  Looking forward to this!!  I love me some football.

On Sunday, we start our "Wild Goose Chase" Bible Study at church.  This is going to be an excellent 6 week study.  

We had our first U-10 Boys soccer practice last night.  We had six of our 8 players there.  We should be ok this season.  We are a little young, but we'll get better.  

Mid-week sports thoughts

Brett Favre:  Here is a 39 year old kid.  Brett Favre has come out of retirement.....again.  This is the 3rd or 4th time he has "come back".  People get frustrated with his indecision.  I do too.  However, a 39 yr. old Favre is better than most of the other quarterbacks in the NFL.  I don't fault him for wanting to play.  He has every right to it.  I do, however, think all he needs is to take the class "Decision-making 101".  Make a decision and stick to it.

Tiger Woods:  Tiger lost a major this last weekend on the last day.  This is a first for Tiger.  He's usually the steady and consistent player.  I don't think he's sulking.  He's probably been hitting the golf ball since 5:30 this morning making sure it doesn't happen again.  Tiger is still the best.  And by the time it is all said and done, he'll be the best ever to play the game.

George County Rebels:  The first game for the Rebels is this Friday night at Moss Point.  It's going to be a rebuilding year it seems.  With the loss of a great running back, the offense may be lacking some.  Quote to remember:  Championship teams aren't built by individuals who do extraordinary things.  It's built by  doing the ordinary things with excellence. 

Baseball dance-off

This is one way to keep from getting bored during a 5 hour rain delay.  Classic

Go State!! ...and other ramblings.

Miss. State is in the NCAA tourney.  They won 4 games in 4 days to take the SEC tourney championship, and receive an automatic bid to the Big Dance!!  We play the Univ. of Washington Huskies on Thursday.  This team is coming together at the right time. 

I taught the 2nd week of "The Lord's Table" in DT this past Sunday.  I have to say that I am REALLY looking forward to the Lord's Supper this time.  I believe that we have brought the Lord's Supper to the forefront through the preaching on Sunday nights, as well as the DT time spent as individuals prepare themselves personally for this time on April 5th.  I am so excited that we focused our time on this.

I have a pretty full week of preparation ahead...along with other meetings and events.  Pray for our staff as we fulfill all God has called us to.  We have a great honor of serving Jesus through this church!!

A wet Saturday....and soccer update.

It finally started raining this afternoon.  After expecting it since yesterday, it seemed like it wasn't going to rain here.  

This morning:  We won our soccer game 14-1.  Our boys played great!!  I was excited for them.  Micah scored 6 goals.  It sprinkled just a little in the game, but nothing much at all.  We play a double-header next weekend in Leakesville.  We'll be fortunate to win one b/c of playing two in one day.  It's tough on those little guys.   

Hockey game pics

We took the RA's to the hockey game in Biloxi about 3 weeks ago.  Here are a couple of pics from the night.

3 boys having a great time:

Father and son:

He was sacked out by the time we got home, along with his friend. 

Take me out to the ballgame...

I made my debut last night as the PA announcer for the George County Rebels baseball team.  Understand, that this isn't a full-time deal.  Matter of fact, it's hardly part-time.  I was only able to commit to 5 of 10 home baseball games this year.  I told them if they found someone who could do all of them, that would be better.  As for my debut, everything went well.  I had a great time announcing and enjoying some baseball.  One of our students from the church hit a grand slam in the Junior Varsity game!!  Great shot Tyler!! 

Soccer Update for today:  The Gators won 11-0 this morning to carry their record to 4-0 on the season.  Micah scored 4 goals in the win.  We have a make-up game this Thursday night.

Not for the faint of heart

Last night, Miss. State beat Florida in basketball.   I didn't watch the game, but kept hearing about Elgin Bailey, a State player, hurting his ankle in the game.  Understatement.  Below is the video.  If stuff like that makes you queasy....don't watch.

Soccer update for Feb. 21st....and hockey

We had a double-header this morning at the soccer fields. 

1st Game--We won 9-2.  MIcah scored 2 goals. 
2nd Game--We won 8-3.  Micah scored 3 goals. 

Our team played great both games.  We were a little tired the second game, but that is understandable.  It was 3-3 going into the final quarter.  We turned up the heat for that final quarter, and scored 5 unanswered goals to finish it out. 

So, this afternoon, we'll rest for a little while.  Tonight, we're taking a group of 34 RAs and parents to the MS Seawolves game at the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi.  It'll be fun, but a late night.