might as well have an “all preseason band” edition if the b’ham news is going to ignore such important matters…

No. 1 – Olive-A – you made my day with last week’s post – please know i’m currently finishing every run M-F in columbiana – and I pray for you and the rest of my GT alum every day – not that any of you wonderfully brilliant folk need it…

(oh, and the not perfect middle school experience was just that it was like everyone else’s – very, very awkward for most of the time – highlighted by roles at edmund in “the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe,” charlie in “charlie and the chocolate fac,” and the gardener in “the secret garden” – all in my drama class)

No. 2 – St. K – nah, she’s not blogging this month so I’ll bump Julie up to No. 2 – although, I can’t figure out if she’s marching, an aid, or just being awesome this fall (by the way, potter is always a wonderful read)

No. 3 – Cailea – your job, should you choose to accept it, is to get the knuckleheads in your class to “grow up” – all my best in that endeavor (the graveyard book is awesome, by the way – did you know it’s by the guy that wrote “why books are dangerous”???)

now, on to the reading..

“Random Thoughts…” by Steve Russo – the title is much longer – but it’s a teenage devotional – we used the first lesson for first priority this week – consensus was that it was a great devotional to read for the year – hope more of you can get in there to hear some of the lessons – the book itself will be published this fall

“Jacob T. Marley” by R. William Bennett – okay, so it’s not Christmas yet, but this book would be a wonderful read for those of you that have read or are familiar with “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens – it does help if you’ve read the book (and it’s a pretty quick read) b/c you can appreciate how Bennett mimicked the tone and style of the original – at least, I thought so – really enjoyed the book – good points about using our time on earth to help others

“Heart of Iron” by Kyle Garlett – I read some of this – or rather told ya’ll about it – last week – to some of my classes – Garlett was the first heart transplant to compete in the Ironman Triathlon – great book about overcoming – and dealing with adversity – and failure – with resilliency

well, that’s it for the week – do hope ya’ll have a wonderful week

maf