Tag: passion

• More Than A Fan; Not Quite A Fanatic

  The Citrus Bowl was awash with purple. Faithful fan that I am, I was decked out in the purple emblem. Compliments of my daughter. The Orlando City Lions, central Florida’s MLS team, had its opening game. And thanks to my sweet friend, Leanne, and her husband who took my husband on a business trip at just…

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  March 7, 2016

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  choir, clergy, excitement, fanatics, fans, hope, Iron Lions Firm, joy, Orlando City Lions soccer club, passion, referees, Ruckus, soccer, tailgate parties

• Finishing The Race With Class

    I met Rhonda close to a decade ago, when she and her husband and two girls moved to Orlando. She was kind and spunky and had a smile that grew with the number of people she embraced in her life. Which were a lot. Our family helped their family move in when they got…

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  January 22, 2015

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  anticipation, compassion, death and dying, hope, Jesus, joy, legacy, passion, Rhonda and Kevin Larrett

• You’ve Gotta Love the Beautiful Game

  Once every four years, the whole world focuses on futbol. Not American, thick pads–big helmets–massive players football. The hard running–no breaks for 45 minutes–use your feet and head futbol. With the World Cup running now through sometime in July, there isn’t anything being watched more around the world. There is more drama, more divas, more…

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  June 26, 2014

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  2014 World Cup, beautiful game, countries, fans, game, God, Jesus, passion, prize, US Men’s Soccer Team

• It’s All In The Technique

  I’m not very artistic. Painting has never been my forte. Apart from turning out truly inspirational finger paintings when I was little, I don’t believe anything I’ve ever attempted to portray with a brush has even been recognizable. My dear husband is equally not gifted. Possibly even more not gifted than me. Yet we willingly…

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  March 24, 2014

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  create, diversity, God, hydrangeas, painting, passion, story

• When What You Hear Isn’t What You Expect

  I couldn’t sleep, so I was up early. The house was enveloped in quiet. Calm. I grabbed a blanket and decided to sit on the porch. The quiet didn’t extend to the outside. There were no other people awake that I could see. The darkness was warmed by a full moon that wouldn’t be shuttered.…

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  March 20, 2014

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  birds, cacophony, darkness, full moon, God, listen, passion, quiet, to do lists