Live Like You're Dying

So I know I've gotten a little off track in my blogging.  It's thanks to my busy schedule and a new email pen pal, but this is one Aggie story I can't miss... Muster :  One of the GREATEST traditions at Texas A&M.  What Reed Arena will look like tomorrow Muster- also called muster roll (formerly) a list of persons to come together; collect; assemble; gather. One hundred years before I was ever born, Aggies gathered together on June 26,1883 to live over again their college days, the victories and defeats won and lost upon the drill field and in the classroom. By April 21, 1903, this annual gathering evolved into a celebration of Texas' Independence on San Jacinto Day.  It was not until 1922, however, that April 21 became the official day of events for all Aggies, thus, the annual tradition of Muster was born. The March 1923 Texas Aggie urged, 'If there is an A&M man in one-hundred miles of you, you are expected to get together, eat a little, and li...

Alexis has a CarePage for updates on her progress..  Her dad, Brandon, recently shared her two year progress: "Last Saturday marked exactly two years since Alexis was injured. Tiff and I talked several times during the day about what was going on at each specific time on 4/3/08- most of which concerned whether or not Alexis was going to survive that day. Fortunately, we were blessed enough to have her fight through it, and we are so proud of who she is today. It’s been a while since we’ve told everyone where she is with everything, so let’s get to it. Mobility is still a struggle for Alexis. She’s taught herself to scoot a little on her rear end, but is still unable to crawl correctly or walk. She spends about 80% of her time with someone walking her around (holding her under her armpits) and 20% in her walker. We still have to hold onto righty when she is using her walker because she doesn’t have reliable enough control of her right hand to trust it not to slip off. Her walking...

This post is dedicated to the greatest couple I ever had the chance of working under, Brandon and Tiffany Verzal.  Brandon was my boss and Tiffany (his wife) came on board a short time later as my superior or Supervisor, either way, I had to answer to them both for a little more than three years in college:  BEST 3+ years I ever had..  You know how they say "if you love what you do, it's not work"?  Well, these two helped me to truly realize what that meant.. The captain of my Christian Dance Team, Chara, knew I wanted to be a sports broadcaster and heard about this job orientation to work in the athletic department at A&M.  I went to the orientation and interviewed with an auditorium full of people at Texas A&M for this paid internship with the athletic department doing video productions.  That was the first day I was introduced to Brandon.  He stood in the front of the auditorium and introduced himself to the big group of students.  He ...

Jonathan Pokluda or JP, man does he have a heart for the young adults in Dallas, TX.  He loves on us and tells us EXACTLY how it is, whether we want to hear it or not.  But he does it in a way that we don't feel condemned because he himself has experienced the flip side of what he is telling us.. "You can always hear someone's heart if you listen." -Joyce Meyer I LOVE that quote..  Too often we are so consumed with our own thoughts and opinions that we rarely listen to others.  Instead, we are really just waiting on the other person to finish talking so we can continue to express our own viewpoint.  That is not listening, and that is not loving.  People will tell you everything you need to know if you just listen openly and without ego.  Plus, beyond simply hearing, you just might learn something, too.  I think this is important after JP's message last night.  He said it himself, I am sure there are tons of people that were turning...