Comments on: One More Season

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:48:06 +0000

Atlanta Bob-
We were in Florence this past October. I was awestruck as I turned the corner and saw “David”. It is just a wonder. Much taller than I thought it would be. Felt in awe.
Can’t wait to see “Jacob’s Ladder”. Dear friends from North Atlanta saw it two weeks ago and were blown away.

By: rinn

rinn — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:44:49 +0000

I was my son’s Scout leader for 10 years and my daughters softball coach for a couple years untill she couldn’t play anymore because of knee problems. She has a daughter who is playing this year, maybe it is time for me to dust off the old softball rule book again and get back on the field. Maybe my daughter and I could coach together.

By: Maude

Maude — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:43:27 +0000

Thanks, Steve!

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:45:43 +0000

Since you’ve been coaching this long, you are probably “addicted” to it. I agree with some of the above comments…keep on coaching (or be someone’s assistant)…you may never know how many children you will reach!

By: Steve Sr.

Steve Sr. — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:54:11 +0000

Maude: Click on the link below and see Jack’s art. We’ve seen it firsthand, and it’s magnificent. Photos don’t do it justice.

http://www.acu.edu/events/news/archives2006/060911_jacobs_dream.html

By: Tim R

Tim R — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:41:50 +0000

I don’t know if this counts as art… but friends have loaned us the Joan of Arcadia series. So good! Always makes me excited about hearing from God.

By: Maude

Maude — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:18:36 +0000

Mike,
Any chance that you could post a picture of Jacob’s Dream? (If doing so wouldn’t violate copyright, that is.) I’d love to see it!

By: MH

MH — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:55:19 +0000

Norman Rockwell’s Art. I have loved him since I was a very young child. He doesn’t grab my soul he shows THE soul. You know the character, and thoughts of the subjects he draws.

I love the history, the developmental milestones, and the way he uses the innocence of childhood to soften and expose hard social issues.

You can experience many of his paintings from so many different levels of life….before you knew,when you knew, as a child, as an adult etc.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:03:05 +0000

Baseballs and car windows brings to mind a classic story that is told among submarine sailors.

It has to to with the Captain of one of the boats, standing on the pier, making a call to his car insurance agent reporting an accident. His car had been hit by a submarine; his car, his submarine. It seems there was a slight error in judging docking space. The submarine plowed through the pier, slamming into the Captain’s own car, totaling it.

By: Cari Bonneau

Cari Bonneau — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:03:18 +0000

Clint-

I feel for you. GlassMasters and Binswanger have seen me more than once. Britt played with a guy in Tyler (then later coached w/ him here at ACU) named Troy Dean Conkle who knocked out the back window of his own car with a foul ball. Since they only made $700 a month in minor league baseball at the time, Troy’s grandma’s quilt became his back window for the rest of the season. Sorry….there ARE no safe spots to park with this unpredictable West Texas winds and our power hitters.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:34:31 +0000

I agree wholeheartly with Cari - Mike, you would make a great role model/mentor/substitute dad for these wonderful young men! Please say yes!

Cari, tell Britt that I’m still coming & watching even though I’m not working for ACU anymore!

Carolyn

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:31:10 +0000

Beautiful sunsets speak to my soul.

By: clint

clint — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:46:17 +0000

Cari Bonneau
First time I parked in handicap parking I caught a foul ball, right in my windshield.

By: Cari Bonneau

Cari Bonneau — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:05:39 +0000

Footnote:

After re-reading my entry….let me clarify. Just in case it sounded like I was saying our guys had “non-good” dads….Not what I meant. They just have dads that live far, far away. Out-of-state dads can’t really make it to 56 games a year. Even in-town dads have a hard time making it to games. (Just ask your in-laws how impossible it is to be in 2 places at one time with simultaneous father/son seasons.)

By: Hooteewho

Hooteewho — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:43:47 +0000

Favorite art…
Watching my granddaughter walk, talk, and play. Just you wait Mike!
She is a master piece like none other.

Other favorite art pieces:
My daughter’s beauty
My sons rugged handsome face
The sun set in a West Texas sky!