What a weekend. On Friday, I was able to attend the weigh-in at the 7th Annual MSGT Mark McCowan Bass Fishing Tournament at Lake Norman. Words can’t really describe how good it was to see all the family and friends. Dave, Swede, Heather, Shawn, Cassie, and Aubry, it was great to see you. Just know that my heart still aches for you and the rest of the family. It was so good to be able to catch up; it had been far too long. Then it was off to Virginia, where both Numbers 3 and 4 had lacrosse tournaments. They played well; for Number 4, it was probably the best I have seen her team play. As her fall season wraps up, she should be proud of her growth at a new position. For Number 3, the team play was unfortunately a bit uneven. One game, they would look unbeatable, and the next, a step slow, a pass a bit off. Their season is not over, so there is still time to iron things out. And then finally, we made it home in time to catch Number 2 continue his lacrosse farewell tour. The final chapters of a book unwritten where the miles matched the emotion on a random weekend in November.
Lunch Box Quotes are notes I usually include in the kids’ lunches. Since Number 1 is off in college and Number 2 is skipping lunch now (he’s trying to cut weight for lacrosse), they both get a text. Number 3 and Number 4 get handwritten notes on napkins.
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Quotes: @WordsnWisdom26 @HistoryDailyyy @CowboyGospeler @Gentleman_Ways
Quotes:
1. “The man who loves walking will walk further than the man who loves the destination” – Sal Di Stefano
2. “A horse is not judged by its saddle, but by its gallop.” – Persian Proverb:
3. “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9
4. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” – Romans 12:2
Bonus Quote: “Always stick to what makes you weird, odd, strange, different. That’s your source of power.” – Robert Greene
Sources:
“The man who loves walking will walk further than the man who loves the destination”
~ Sal Di Stefano https://t.co/BIb1Z2H6br
— Words & Wisdom (@WordsnWisdom26) November 6, 2026
“A horse is not judged by its saddle, but by its gallop.”
* Persian Proverb:
— History Daily (@HistoryDailyyy) November 7, 2026
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.
⏤2 Corinthians 12:9 https://t.co/KX4pxtnvCj— Cowboy Gospeler ✞ (@CowboyGospeler) November 4, 2026
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
-Romans 12:2
Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee
-Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633 https://t.co/nrAdrhtr7Q
— The Ways of A Gentleman (@Gentleman_Ways) November 5, 2026
Robert Greene was right when he said:
“Always stick to what makes you weird, odd, strange, different. That’s your source of power.”
— Reads with Ravi (@readswithravi) October 29, 2026