Skate it Boys!

Well the hockey season has once again come to a close.  Not Cool.  The San Jose Sharks are still the bridesmaid, waiting for their time.  Hopefully it will come for them one day.  But for now the Boston Bruins can celebrate their first Stanley Cup in 32 years.  This is an iconic image in Boston, and in hockey,

Now Boston fans can add this image to their memory bank,

NHL Playoff Update

This will be a quick one folks, we are reporting from ballet intermission.  The finals are set, with game one in the books.  The Bruins knocked off the Lightning in seven games to reach their first finals since ’92.  The San Jose Sharks are the bridesmaids once again getting beat by the Canucks in five games.  The Canucks have never won a cup I their 40 years and are trying to be the first Canadian team to win since the Habs in ’93.  No matter, it time to really get Cup Crazy.  Can’t wait to see Stanley in a few days.

Yes, I’m a Homer

Yes I am a homer, I can’t help it.  I have never been a big fan of the NBA.  I always kinda rooted for the Celtics, and the Mavericks were probably “my team”.  But I can now say that my NBA team is the Thunder.  I don’t live in Oklahoma, but a big piece of my heart is there, and so the Thunder is my team.  Just wanted to give a quick shout to the OKC Thunder!

Do the Canucks NEED to win the Stanley Cup?

It has been since 92-93 since a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup.  So I pose the question, Do the Canucks Need to win the Stanley Cup?

Cup Crazy

Well folks we are at it again.  After nearly a year off from the blog I am back to give you year number three of Stanley Cup playoff coverage.  And like last year it has been an interesting playoffs so far.  Lets begin in the Eastern Conference.  Our eight teams in the East were the Bruins, Lightning, Flyers, Penguins, Habs, Caps, Rangers, and the Sabres.  So far the sleeper team has been the Lightning who has made it to the conference finals for the first time since they won the Cup in  2004.  And for the second year in a row, the Washington Capitals made an early and unexpected playoff exit by being swept in round two by those Lighting.  Here is a look at your Eastern Conference Finals

I’m personally rooting for the ‘Ning Dynasty in this series, Go BOLTS!

Now for the Western Conference.  Your final eight in the west were: the Sharks, Kings, Canucks, Coyotes, Red Wings, Ducks, Blackhawks, and Predators.

First a big shout out to my favorite team in the NHL the Nashville Predators.  This year they made it to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in team history.  This was their seventh time in the playoffs in eight straight years, and the pushed the no one seed to six games.  Go Preds!

As for the rest of the Western Conference, there was not as much unexpected action, just a lot of hard fought series.  The Canucks went to seven games with the defending Blackhawks, and the Red Wings and Sharks battled to seven games.  Here is your west finals matchup

So for the second straight year, and third time ever the Sharks are back in the conference finals, and the Canucks are returning for the first time since their run to the finals in ’94.  The Sharks, “Ever the bridesmaid, never the bride”, will have to knock off the no one seed to make it to the finals for the first time.  I am not sure who to root for here.  In some ways I am wanting the Sharks to win, but a Canadian team in the finals(with the chance of hoisting the cup) would be great for the NHL.

Intimacy

Intimacy is a wonderful thing, espically in the physical aspect of marriage, but intimacy is so much more than just the physical connection. A friend of my used to describe intimacy this way, to know someone and be fully know by them without the fear of rejection. So why then do we(or me specifically) find it so difficult to be deeply intimate with Jesus. He loves me beyond my understanding and beyond my nastiness. Intimacy with Christ should be the greatest aspect of my life and what I seek. Help me Jesus to open myself up to you to be totally intimate!

This stinkin blog!

I don’t know why this has suddenly hit me, but this blog drives me crazy sometimes.  My good friend Brian, www.briancrisman.com has an amazing blog.  It is totally personal and real and he updates it often so it is always fresh.  As for me, I struggle to blog when I have the chance, my blogs are weird and not totally personal.  I even posted a couple of weeks ago that I was going to start rolling on this blog again more often and it has led me to this.  I don’t know why I am typing this anyway, my life is not based on my blog stats, facebook hits, or number of e-mails I get.  This may make me shallow, but for some reason it has suddenly hit me.

Nascar

I wrote in an earlier post that this had to be my favorite paint scheme ever in Nascar(modern day at least).  Then I saw this:

My favorite drink flying around the track, how can you beat that!

Leaving a Legacy

This picture was drawn by one of my spiritual mentors, Brian Crisman, on the first day of our Bible study. Brian and Sonya are some of my dearest friends, and this simple drawing is just a small example of the deep memories and blessings the Crisman family leaves with us as they continue the Lords ministry in MO. Thank you Crisman family for investing in me and my family, I love you guys.

GHS c/o 2000

It is hard to believe that it has been 10 years since I walked ther halls of Gadsden High. We had a very unique class with unique circumstances, we had no no. ’00, the majority of the world thought we wouldn’t get to graduate because Y2K was going to destroy technology and the world. But we made it, and 10 years later things change but yet stay the same. @ my reunion last night, the same friends hang with the same friends, that high school uncomfortable and akwardness come back quickly. It was so nice to get to see everybody(incognito for most of the night because peple didn’t recognizer me bald), and I hope to remain friends with many of them and see them again. I am just thankful my life is where it is today! GO TIGERS, c/o 2000!