At Virginia Tech, a new Facebook page has really caught on for all the right reasons. Well, it’s actually been around for months but I’m really only just getting around to writing this blog post and taking the time to recognize someone else on it – I’m all about spreading the wealth. The story that I’d …
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Community.
This blog is dedicated to the students in Montgomery County Public Schools. I’m hopeful that some of the students from the schools I’ve been able to visit read this (Blacksburg Middle School, Auburn Middle School, Christiansburg Middle School, and soon, Shawsville Middle School). To you students who read this post: think about the importance of friends, community, caring …
Needed to share this.
I’ve realized that a lot of people around me are very driven by what is the best decision for them, individually. I’ve realized that I have quite the difference in values – I’m trying to constantly make the decisions that benefit the greatest number of people around me. In trying to be better about updating …
Really impressed.
I’m always really impressed by people who keep in touch the way I keep in touch. I’m always really impressed, also, by people who take the same to say thank you, even when a thank you isn’t expected. As always, this post will also center around a pretty prominent theme in my life: what goes …
The Sportsman of the Year.
This guy? Nope. This guy? Absolutely. Not a lot makes me cry. Not because I’m some big manly man – I don’t get into all that. I get tears in my eyes a lot. But it takes a lot to really move me to tears. Watch this video, and I have a feeling you’ll understand …
Giving back.
On Tuesday I had a fantastic opportunity to give back in a way that I never really anticipated. A teacher from my high school Facebook messaged me back in August, and asked me if I would ever be available to chat with the group that she advises – the National Honor Society. So, I am …
My first graders.
As I think back to the elementary school shooting that happened a little under two weeks ago, I think back to how the last time that I saw my beautiful first graders was on the same day. I think that my first graders are some of the most fantastic people I know in the entire …
Never thought it’d be THIS big.
This blog post was originally written, in several smaller pieces, over a month ago. I had some free time on my hands and opted to try and piece it together to be something that is a little more presentable and followable for you, as the reader. If it’s jumpy, then that’s why. This blog is …