Passion:
My wife and children
Spare Time:
Back yard catch
Fear Factors:
My kids' friends
Biggest Frustration:
That I lived most of my adult life without a riding lawnmower (until now)
Favorite Movies:
Field of Dreams, Shawshank Redemption, Cars
Favorite Shows:
Parenthood, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Sportscenter
Personal Motto:
Calm down.
Influences:
the Crossing, allprodad emails, coaches.
Epic Moments:
My first home-run, my parents' divorce, my proposal, hs baseball state championship...the day after, when someone first called me "coach", reading "Knowing God" by JI Packer
Education:
Children's World pre-school graduating class of 1980, Will Rogers Elementary class of 86, Cimarron Middle 89, Central Mid-High 91, Edmond Memorial HS 93, Hannibal LaGrange College 97
Favorite Bands/Music:
Pandora...Custom QuickMix, Coldplay, Chris Tomlin, James Taylor, Jack Johnson, Brad Paisley, Caedmon's Call, Bob Marley, Toby Mac, U2, Coffey
Best Invention:
Disposable Diapers
Favorite Book(s):
"Season of Life" by Jeffrey Marx