Tag: Crossroads (Page 10 of 20)

10 at Crossroads this morning for some running. I chose the big loop around. The bat flippers including those on the 80/20 plan were already gone so 6 of us set out. As we went around the gate at the college SA decided to practice his JJ5K plan and tried shoving me in the woods. Despite this act of violence I turned the leaf right back over and forgave him.  Heading up the tower lane a skunk crossed our path so we slowed the pace to let it get by. All of a sudden SA grabs me and throws me between him and the skunk. Yet again I let it go and turn the leaf back over. This is the nature of our relationship. He constantly does things to try and antagonize me and I just keep turning the leaf, he flips, right back over. As we discussed at Q-Source this morning the best way to influence someone is by word and deed. I hope that someday my deeds will ignite a palpable desire for change in him.  I recognize he has to want it and I can’t make him change but I can influence him.

COT:

Announcements-“OUR” service project items, Murph on Monday, Bike ride at 7 on Monday from Ingles

Prayer Request-A lady from PM’s church who lost her baby, due to SA’s unruliness I didn’t here the others

Same spot few showed. Run your route and meet back at 7:15. Q-source after. Good job guys!!

I rolled (literally, on my bike) into the parking lot this morning apparently unaware of the memo advising that not many HIMS planned to show this morning for Crossroads… must’ve been the Qs reputation!  Saw one truck I recognized (sorry Termite didn’t know you had gotten a camper shell, we need hook you up with Allen Tate for some extra F3 stickers) and Broke was out gettin some EC.  A few HIMS started to filter in and at 6:30 we launched.  We all reconvened back in the parking lot (congrats to Wirenut for finishing his 1st 5-miler) for announcements and COT then headed inside for QSource on Live Right.

5/12/21. Crossroads

10 including myself posted for a run / JJ 5 k training

Thanks for the push men

Pray for your brothers

Keep pushing

AYE!!!

BLART

Good morning,

Lots of guys came out on a beautiful Sunday morning and put some sweat equity in.  Several stayed around for coffee and “Study” at Q Source.  Thanks to those gentlemen because I rob a little from everyone to try and make myself just a little bit better every day.

Announcements:  Freights toothbrush/paste and bandaids for May, Roundup 50 Miler in Dallas NC again on Labor Day and will be teaming up with some soldiers from Fort Bragg (Not Alone Foundation), Give out food the next day potentially, May 22 Star type ruck (ask BOS for more information).

Prayers:  Breaker Breaker for daughter in law looking for job, SA, Nolly (not sure about spelling), Broke daughter looking for job, Gumbys mom.

Praise:  Breaker, Broke and Wire Nut with 2.0s graduating school.

Beautiful morning in Dallas NC for a run! 10 Pax ran toward the college. While in the college loop we see through the gloom a large animal standing in the road! Is that a bear? No, it’s a huge dog and when it hears us it takes off into the woods. I was told it looked like a Bernese Mountain dog. On our way back, we notice a “Dog Missing” sign with a picture of our dog on it. Little did I know but our boy Sister Act, ever the compassionate pet lover having three dogs himself, got the number and called about the sighting. After some voice mails and a few other exchanges, the person tells him that this dog has been from South Mountain to Shelby and is now in Dallas. They also ask him to call Animal Control himself to report this at which point he is out. He tried to help. Good job SA!

Q Source was on Prayer. We read through the main points of the importance of Prayer in whatever faith you may have. I also read a recent post Dredd had on his Collision Learner blog which I thought was just great, pertaining to prayer. It is short and worth a read. Here is the link.

https://www.collisionlearner.com/post/a-recognizable-command

Thanks to the 14 men who posted at Crossroads for the 2021 edition of the Tronmoss 5/10k. A bit of a Q fail in this one as I should have set an earlier start time for the 10k. We live and learn! The main thing is we helped support a young lady and family who has gone through an awful situation. Learn more about the story here if you haven’t heard it already.

The winners are as follows:

Overall: Ball Joint with a 5k PR and the win
Pax Division: Montross, running his first 5k in the 8s in quite some time
Respect Division: Oompa Loompa – the ol’ Marine represents for the silver tops
10k: Dr Seuss – technically Haze and Slaw were considered ineligible by the race committee since they left early, but we will make adjustments for an earlier start time in the future. Let’s be honest though, Seuss would have won anyway!
Also, special thanks to BOS, Pilgrim’s Progress, and Orangeman for making their way across the county to ruck the event.

We raised over $300 to contribute to Tori (the daughter of the victim). All in all, over 5k was raised and donated between F3 ENC, FiA, and a few other groups. Nice work men. I know this personally meant a lot to 4-Leaf and some of the other guys down in F3 ENC and it is cool to see guys from 250+ miles away chip in and help out other communities like you did. I appreciate all of you who came out as well as those of you who contributed online!

Prayer requests: There were many. Sister Act and other guys battling injuries, the GSM family and especially the families of Mr Lewis and Shook, Turtle Man, and several others (sorry, I didn’t make a list). YHC took us out in prayer. BTW, I really dig the prayer list channel on Slack. Props to whomever crated that. Check that out if you haven’t!

Great weather for work and learning.  Thanks to everyone who participated in the F3 Dads service (Trash Pickup).  Blart continued the work today by picking up a receipt.  I question his motives as he specifically called our names to make sure we saw that he got credit for it.

I will apologize for any missed prayer requests as Purple Haze called me during the recording.  Why you ask?  Because he is technologically deficient.  I called him to make sure I had his phone stored this morning while he gave me the number.  He is the only person on slack with two IDs and doesn’t check either.  He decided to call me back so he would have the number on his phone???? What???  You have to love this stuff.  Everyone stayed around and discussed Whetstone at Qsource

Prayers:  Freights nephew (arm), GSM Family and all those affected, Sister Act, Gumby’s Mother

Announcements:  Lincoln 5K this Friday, Convergence this Saturday (WA Bess – Bulldog) and bring a block, PT Test the following week at Gashouse

Seven PAX made it out to Crossroads to either run or ruck before they started their Easter festivities. A couple stopped for the sunrise service at the Methodist Church along the route and all stayed for the QSource discussion on Shieldlock.

Announcements

F3 Dad’s AO cleanup this Saturday – check Slack for a reminder / details later this week

Merkin Challenge from Short Sale

New items for Service Project – bring to a workout and give to Freight, Broke or Sargento

Convergence April 17th at Bulldog

PT Test April 24th at Gashouse

Next 2nd F lunch will be on 4/29 at Buffalo Wild Wings in Gastonia at Noon

Prayer Request

PAX travelling

True meaning of Easter

Big Pappy and family

SA and family

Dr. Seuss took us out.

I’m Broke

16 HIM’s got together put in a few miles and then discussed “Shorties”. It was a great conversation for all and it is amazing to be surrounded by so many HIMs learning and getting better in all 3 F’s

Here are some opportunities to support those without a strong male role leader to help them.

• Gaston County Schools  Mentor Program – Become a Mentor / Become a Mentor (gaston.k12.nc.us)
• Gaston County Guardian Ad Litem. (GAL)  – Gaston County GAL | Be The Voice for a Child in Court (wordpress.com)
• Support the Least of These and Gaston Foster Closet
• Support Children’s Hope Alliance – Children’s Hope Alliance  or any foster Agency
• Teach a Sunday school class, coach a team,  mentor your child’s friend, etc..

Announcements

• Convergence April17 – Bull Dog
• PY Test April 24th – Gashouse

Prayers

• Gumby’s Family
•  Sister Act’s Family
• Big Pappy’s Family
• All Pax
• Spoken and unspoken Prayer.