Tag: Crossroads (Page 3 of 20)

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.

Some ran some rucked and some rode bikes. We all got better.  Thanks to Broke for covering the start even with just a few hours sleep.

We discussed Francis Marion (Swamp Fox) He was an American Revolution war hero and he was credited with being the father of modern guerrilla warfare, and also keeping the British from controlling the South during the war using those tactics.

Announcements:

Hike on  August 27 peak to peak. Breakfast before at Waffle House 2223 Union Rd.  06:40

Coconut Derby 9-3?

Convergence @ FUSE 9-4  07:00 all other AO’s will be closed.

Prayer Request:

Turtle man

Huck

Each other

Norwood

Jackson Hall

Mayor

Hacksaw

Medicine Woman

Leppard

Swimmers brother

Praise Reports:

Medicine Woman’s dad’s heart report came back good

Dr. Seuss’s parents with their 60 year anniversary.

Great work by all!

Thanks for the opportunity to lead!

Some ran, some rode, some ran and rode. Most stayed for a QSource discussion on leadership styles and examples of people in each category.

Announcements

F3 Dads at Folsom 8/19

2nd F lunch at Pita Wheel Belmont 8/16

Coconut Derby 9/3

Convergence 9/4

Hike 8/27

Pray for Norwood, Swimmer’s brother, Hacksaw, Turtleman, Huck, Steve Alexander, Smith family, Sarlaac family, Ball Joint’s aunt, Westside family, Mayor and Craft family.

Wichita took us out.

I’m Broke

How hard is it to get a coffee order right? Well, obviously, enough to cause one normally congenial and somewhat tranquil Blart to complain and spew explicatives over a FREE coffee! Before a truly enlightening conversation on the nuances of properly ordering a cup-o-Joe some ran, some rode, and one (YHC) just showed to Q! In our series on Leaders & Leadership, we learned about how the “lack” of leadership qualities lead to the My Lai massacre in Vietnam on March 16, 1968. If you’re looking for a great site to visit on Sundays Blart is knocking it out of the park with a little twist on the traditional Q-source where PAX pick someone they deem as a leader (or not) and share with the group.

Announcements: Dad’s Camp 8-19 / Slaw’s Annihilation 8-6 @ Folsom / F3 Dad’s with Balljoint Q coming up / 2nd F lunch Pita Wheel Trifecta #2 in Belmont

Prayer Requests: Wirenut’s family / Swimmer’s brother / Gumby’s family / Norwood’s rescheduled surgery / Turtleman / Sarlacc / Hacksaw

Praise Reports: Mayor date-night w/ oldest daughter went great a lot of quality time / YHC’s 2.0s being baptized this morning at church

Some ran and some rode at Crossroads on Sunday. Some returned from vacation while a few others were still gone. At Q Source we discussed the leadership qualities of Braveheart aka William Wallace. Not the real person but the fictional character from the movie. If you didn’t know at Crossroads on Sundays we are selecting leaders to inform the group about. I was having a hard time settling on someone and had the thought that the best leaders are usually made up. You can write in all the perfect skills with a fictional leader. That is not to say the real person wasn’t the same. I don’t know. The fictional character had the skills and qualities we should all try to obtain.

Beautiful morning to get better. Some biked, some ran, some rucked. YHC led discussion of an individual that displayed exemplary leadership qualities. YHC chose Lewis “Chesty” Puller. He was the most decorated Marine of all time and literally set the standard by which all Marines strive to achieve. He led his Marines into some of the bloodiest battles of WW2 and the Korean War. He led by example and fought on the battlefield along with the enlisted men. He did not have to demand respect from his men, he earned it. The Marine bulldog mascot was officially named “Chesty” in 1957, and the USS Lewis B. Puller was named after him.