For me, the hardest part of playing catch is stopping. Take, for example, yesterday.
Yesterday was January 31, a date that celebrates the anniversaries of the births of Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks, and Nolan Ryan. I read significant ...
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Ozarks Literacy Council
In Springfield, Missouri, directly west of Central High School, is the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. If you decide to visit the Midtown Branch sometime over the next two months, you'll see a representative sampling of Sophie's art on ...
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You Are Invited
This time last year, I had visited with Kevin Negaard for one brief phone call, I had never spoken with Dan Bryan, and I had never heard of John Scukanec.
In 2022, I have joyfully watched all three of them bringing hope and healing into ...
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Mustach-ing.
I am trying to grow a mustache.
That is a sentence I never thought I’d write.
Jamie, my wife, strongly prefers the clean-shaven look. Which is a good thing, because my chances of actually growing anything that resembles a mustache are ...
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The Best First Pitch
In October of 2021, Kevin Negaard called me. He had read A Year of Playing Catch and wanted to take it to the next level — playing catch for a year to raise $100,000 for his local Miracle League. (Kevin is on Day #227 today and has already ...
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