The Right Call

The Right Call

The Right Call by Ryan Krzykowski It doesn’t happen very often, but when it does things can get ugly in a hurry.  I was watching my 10-year old son pitch in a ballgame recently.  There was a runner on second base, and Sam lifted his leg, wheeled around toward...
Of Some Value

Of Some Value

Of Some Value by Ryan Krzykowski Winter is tough.  At least it’s tough on me.  The combination of lousy weather and plentiful food makes it really difficult not to put on a few extra pounds during the December-March season.  Not the biggest problem in the world,...
Get Together

Get Together

Get Together by Ryan Krzykowski Sometimes a day just starts out right, and yesterday was one of those days. It began with a Coaching Life Group meeting at a high school across town and this conversation was beyond encouraging.The conversation was lively and initial...

Names

Names by Ryan Krzykowski “Someone bothered to remember my name.  And it changed my life.”  I listened as Nathan shared these words and have thought about them often since.  Obviously a single encounter when a name was remembered wouldn’t change a...

Keep Your Cool

Keep Your Cool by Ryan Krzykowski It had been a while, but it happened again last week.  I gave directions to a group of students, and they did not follow them well.  They were told to work quietly while a group of their classmates was finishing a test.  As the noise...