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.
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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.
6 HIM decided not to let a little rain keep them from getting better this morning. Some ran and some rucked, all stayed for QSource after. The transitional leadership style and vision of Walt Disney was discussed.
Murph tomorrow at Martha Rivers Park – 0700 (Mt. Hollywood is closed)
Bike ride, lunch and arcade in Forest City on June 3rd
Be praying for Huck, Turtleman, Mike Williams, Jackson Hall, those travelling and the graduates.
Purple Haze took us out.
I’m Broke
When running at Crossroads, the approach is usually find someone I can stay with and try to follow them. This morning for some strange reason, I started with Gold Digger, (yes, I know he’s fast), Sister Act, Gumby and Pockets. Haze was dragging in late and Wirenut was taking off his shirt. Wiki and Seuss were long gone. Gumby had the route and I hung on all the way to the terrible hill on the Folsom lake loop. If you’ve been to Folsom for one of my or Round Up’s Q, you know the hill that got me. As the group pulled away from me, Pockets stayed with me even though he could’ve stayed with the faster group. We had a decent run and a good conversation about trying to be more unoffendable from a podcast I listened to a while back.
Announcements: F3 Lunch at The Lodge in Belmont Wednesday May 24th at noon.
Bike Ride on June 3rd in Hendersonville. See Purple Haze
Prayer Requests: Huck, Turtleman, Haze’s neighbor’s funeral is today, various injured Pax.
In Q Source, Blart made the call for each Q to select a leader and tell about them. I chose Rev. Billy Graham who I have admired many years. One point I made during our lesson was a man named Albert McMakin who was a farm hand at the Graham Dairy farm persuaded young Billy Graham to go hear an evangelist named Mordecai Ham. Young Billy was converted and started his life’s journey of evangelism. The point I took from that is, like Albert McMakin, you never know what a positive influence can do to change a person and how that change can lead to bigger things as well.
A lucky 13 posted to Crossroads with the majority staying for Q source after. Some ran, some rucked, and some even walked. Hate to see it. IR is taking it’s toll on the rock pushers. Last week Blart decided to take us in a new direction at Q source, after having gone through it 4-5 times. The Q picks someone they think of as a leader and teaches the rest of us a little about them and what makes them a leader. I covered Clive Staple Lewis as I just so happen to be reading through Mere Christianity. CS had many moments in his life that pointed me toward his leadership but the first one that caught my attention was his braodcast, during air raids in WW II, of what it means to be a Christian. This was an opportunity to reach and spread God’s word and provide hope in a time when it was likely lacking. These broadcast are what make up Mere Christianity. What I like most about him though is his reasoning. He is considered a Christian Apologist and has a common sense way of making sense out of why you should believe that Jesus is God made in human form. Take some time to read some of his work.
COT:
Announcements-2nd F lunch at The Lodge in Belmont coming up soon
Pledge
Prayer Request-Lots! Keep praying for one another
Small crowd for another rainy Crossroads. Apparently Blart and YHC were the only ones not to get the memo for the rain day ruck. We did however test the service limits of the plumbing at the Ingles Fuel Mart with a back-to-back pre-run 💩. I was coming in hot and Blart kindly advised me that he warmed the seat up for me! Off we went running and rucking. Back at 7:15 for a quick pledge, announcements, & COT.
Annoucements: Time Laps (Whitewater Center 5-19) / Memorial Day Murph (7am @ the Sandlot) / Annihilation starting back up (JJ @ Gashouse in a couple of weeks) / Family Fun Day (June 3rd @ Forest City) Look for preblast soon / I know Flintstone had some more challenges but I can’t remember / Update your Slack profile with ICE info
Prayers: Huckleberry, Turtleman, Virus’ M & 2.0, a couple others I couldn’t hear