Tag: Crossroads (Page 2 of 20)

10 PAX… well ok, you can’t really count Sister Act (right Mayor?) showed for an unusually warm morning run on Christmas Eve.  Then it was inside for a cup of coffee and short lesson on the 12 leadership principles of Jesus Christ.

COT:

Announcements:  All AOs closed on Christmas Day / Beer Mile @ Sargento’s / 1st Day Convergence @ Martha Rivers @ 07:00 (EC Run-Ruck @ 06:00)

Prayer Concerns:  Purple Haze M / Wirenut’s Mom / Broke’s Mom / Barber Family

7 Mo Rons showed up in the pouring rain Sunday morning at Crossroads and got in a ruck. I’m not sure anyone was really better for it to be honest. We had some good conversations though. Slaw was not there to pickup the 6. Hate to see it. Freight 2024. After  we discussed influence and how you do it. Blart joined for that part.

10 Pax posted at Crossroads on Sunday morning. Some ran and some rucked. Some stayed for Q Source and some left to go make a joyful noise at church.

We continued our discussion on leaders. I brought in Abraham Lincoln but specifically talked about his failures. He lost businesses, jobs, and multiple elections and still went on to be considered one of the best presidents we have had in the United states. This lead us into discussing how we look at failure. Freaconomics podcast recently did a 4 part series on failure. I recommend listening. It part 1 Amy Edmonsin talks about the Spectrum of 6 failures. These range from blame worthy to expected. I thought it was helpful to categorize your failure to see how much at fault you are and to help determine the reasons for it.

Light crowd for Crossroads on Sunday morning. 3 alliance members were out early for a run. 3 showed up at normal time. 1 ran, 1 ran then walked, and 1 rucked. Afterwards we meet in Ingles where Blart joined 4 of us for the single greatest Q-Source ever where I bestowed such great knowledge on these men that they will be forever changed. It’s probably good many of the regulars weren’t there as they likely wouldn’t have been able to handle it.

COT:

Announcements-2nd F lunch at Papas and Beer, Half Marathon ruck, 24 hour run 11/4, Trail relay run 11/18 get signed up, Christmas party coming.

Prayer Request-Turtleman, Jackson Hall

Great to have fall weather back!  Some ran and some rucked I think but we all got better hopefully.  Small crowd but quality was abound!  Afterwards we moved inside for a lesson on the luckiest (or unluckiest according to your perspective) man in WWII.  We reviewed The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart a Japenese POW that actually built the bridge on the river Kwai.  This was a story about the ultimate in human will and survival and I would highly recommend you check it out.

Announcements:  2nd F Lunch 9/20/23 @ Pita Wheel Gastonia / Tuna 200 (10-20-23) could still use runners

Prayers:  Gumby’s Mom, Ann Ramsey biopsy, Gumby’s nephew (PuttPutt)’s daughter mouth surgery

We had runners, ruckers and riders at Crossroads, but one thing we didn’t have was a Canoe. Most stayed after for a discussion on failures and how to overcome them, learn from them and use them as motivation.

Announcements – still need a Tuna runner, ruck event on 10/20

Be praying for Blart’s daughter, Gold Digger’s family, Gumby’s mom, Wirenut’s mom, Huck, Turtleman, Jackson Hall and Ann Ramsey.

Dr. Seuss took us out.
I’m Broke

We biked and ran but I can’t find my notes from the leadership principles I spoke on at Q-source that day.  Sorry.

Announcements:  All are past since this is late!

Prayer Requests:  Various youth groups travelling and-or returning on missions / Huckleberry / Ratchet’s son / Norwood / Gumby’s family /

10 posted to Crossroads and either ran, rucked, or walked. Afterwards we discussed the leadership characteristics of Paul. Not Newman but the one from the Bible. These can be found in Acts 20.