My friend KJ challenged her friends to consider this http://myoneword.org/

The word gentle has been jumping out at me as I read the Bible. I realize that it is a character trait that needs attention in my life. I hope to review these verses through out the year.

James 3:17-18 KJV
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

Titus 3:1-2 ESV
1 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.

Colossians 3:12-14 NIV
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

God has graciously given us Anna Pearl Summers. Born at 8:35 pm on the 4th. She weighed 7lbs and 8oz. Mother and baby are well. Thanks for your prayers and warm wishes!

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

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A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,900 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 48 trips to carry that many people.

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Too good. Happy birthday Meleah.

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My mother is an example of “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Cor13:13, ESV).  She has faith and hope, but most importantly she has love.  Love of the Lord, love of life, love of people, love of fun, and love of adventure.    Multiple Scleroses is a daunting diagnosis, one she has bravely battled MS for over 25 years.  It is love that defines my mother, not MS.

I am fundraising for a cure to MS in honor of my mother’s great love.  She has engendered in me a love for sports and biking, which makes this a natural fundraising activity for me.  I am excited about my first MS ride, and I hope to make this a tradition.

If Connie Summers’ love has touched your life, consider donating to this cause.  To donate online and help my fundraising efforts please click this link.

Peloton is a bike racing word that refers to the group doing the chasing.  “Chasing” is when your opponent is out in front.  Normally the collective effort of the peloton can easily chase down any opponent out in front.  Would you consider joining in on the chase to cure MS by supporting our efforts?  Together we can pedal harder and beat MS to the finish line.

Thanks to all of you who “liked” my photo and explanation about bicycle commuting on Facebook. Because of all the “likes” we won the contest for a new bike from Mock Orange Bikes. MOB had the contest as part of the National Bike to Work Week. MOB is a Winston Salem bike shop that is trying to promote bicycle transportation and I was honored to compete in their contest. What a wonderful cause- thanks MOB!

A special thanks to Melissa, my wife, who puts up with all my biking shenanigans year round. It is a joy to bike with her and I could not sustain bicycle commuting without her gracious support. Also, a great big thank you to Katy Altizer, my co-worker, who encouraged me to enter the contest. Katy’s competitive nature was a lot of fun throughout the contest.

A lot of people reposted my story and shared the link generating votes from folks far and wide. I am humbled and grateful for these acts of kindness and support; thank you.

As part of my campaign I promised to give a bike to someone on the Southside who needed transportation. I gave the bike to my good friend Humberto because he has often admired my bike and is currently in need of alternative transportation. Humberto and I volunteer together at the South Side Medical Clinic. I count him a dear friend. I know he will get use and joy out of this beautiful Italian bike.

Thanks everyone. As it says in James 1:17, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” Please repost this and help spread the word to all who helped us win this BIKE!

Enjoy the pictures!

 

I ride a bike as my primary means of transportation. As a bicycle advocate I need your help.   A local bike shop, Mock Orange Bikes, is having a contest and the winner gets a nice Bianchi Milano Bicycle.  The contest is part of the national bike to work week. 

To participate, I posted a picture of myself riding to work with an explanation of why I ride.  The competition consists of getting Facebook “likes.”  Those are the little “thumbs up” for content that you like.  Only likes on the MOB fan page count in my favor.   The post on the MOB fan page with the most likes wins.  You can only vote once; I need your vote. I also need your help getting the word out, to give your friends an opportunity to vote.  

No matter if I win or lose, I think the competition is great for bicycle advocacy.  If you don’t use Facebook you can’t vote, but you can spread the word.  The contest is over this Friday the 26 of May.  I have a strong chance of winning but I can’t win without the support of a social network that is willing to stand up and vote for a good cause.  

You might be thinking, “That guy does not need a new bike,” and you would be right.  But as an advocate, my plan is to ride the new Bianchi Milano and pass my current bike along to someone in need of transportation.  In this equation, access to bicycles for transportation has a net gain.      

I decided to post a visual instruction about how to vote, because I have been getting feedback that this voting process is not straight forward.  I have some stiff local competition, so your work helping me spread the word is much appreciated.  Check back on the MOB fan page to see how I stand on number of “likes”, because the contest thus far has been neck and neck. 

Step One

Step Two

Thanks for playing with me and be sure to “like” my post on the MOB fan page!

I read Amy Chau’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother because I have a competitive nature and I was interested in the subject. It was a fun read. I like parenting by the book by Rosemond the book being the Bible is a much better read on parenting

Tomas Rivera’s book will break your heart for the poor.

The Koch padres graciously gave us a monthly date night for Christmas. For February we went to Salem Tavern and then went to the Diggs Gallery at WSSU. The gallery had a closing reception for it’s “Happy Hill” exhibit. Happy Hill is an old neighborhood which formerly had the slaves from Salem living there. At the reception we were treated to a powerful monologue about a female Christian slave. It was great.