GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FIRST FOOTBALL FRIDAY!
Lady Blues Volleyball- Congrats to the 4th Ranked Lady Blues for their victory over Archer City this past Tuesday. The Blues are in action this evening in Brownwood against the Lady Lions. PLAY HARD...HIT HARD...BE VICTORIOUS!
Graham Steer & Lady Blues Cross Country Teams Compete at the Burkburnett Meet- Sam Perkins finished 13th for the Steers and the Lady Blues JV and Varsity both finished 3rd. Congrats!
Graham Steers Football vs the Sanger Indians Tonight- It all starts with game 1. Hope to see you there decked out in your Steer Gear to watch the Steers defeat the Indians!
The Graham Steers, the Sanger Indians and the Texas High School Coaches Association are partnering to assist the Hurricane Harvey victims. It is now more important than ever for us to make a strong effort to help our family, friends, and neighbors that have been devastated in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Graham ISD and Sanger ISD will be partnering this Thursday and Friday with the Texas High School Coaches Education Foundation to collect donations for the Texas Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund. We are asking for your help… Sanger ISD will be collecting donations on Thursday at the sub-varsity contests. The JV football team will be “Passing the Helmet” during the second quarter of the varsity contest this Friday at Newton Field. ALL DONATIONS WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE TEXAS RED CROSS HURRICANE RELIEF FUND.
School Events/School Calendar- Please make sure all your events are being placed on the web calendar.
November 7, 2017 Elections- ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE? The last day to register to vote in the November election is October 10, 2017. It’s a simple process to complete. Go to https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/vrapp/index.asp.
Hurricane Harvey landed a big punch but not as big as the Spirit of Texans!
“Texas will again lift its head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages.” Sam Houston, President Republic of Texas.
“I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion. And this is true to the extent that people either passionately love Texas or passionately hate it and, as in other religions, few people dare to inspect it for fear of losing their bearings in mystery or paradox. But I think there will be little quarrel with my feeling that Texas is one thing. For all its enormous range of space, climate, and physical appearance, and for all the internal squabbles, contentions, and strivings, Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America. Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study and the passionate possession of all Texans.”
John Steinbeck, Author 1962.
I’m sure you have all heard the parable below as told by a farmer who owned an old mule. The people of the Great State of Texas, like this old mule, have traditionally shown the ability to “shake it off”.
Shake it Off
The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule 'braying' -or- whatever mules do when they fall into wells.
After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving.
Instead, he called his neighbors together and told them what had happened and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery. Initially, the old mule was hysterical. But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back He should shake it off and step up.
This he did, blow after blow. "Shake it off and step up, shake it off and step up, shake it off and step up," He repeated to encourage himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how distressing the situation seemed the old mule fought panic and just kept right on shaking it off and stepping up.
It wasn't long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped triumphantly over the wall of that well. What seemed like it would bury him, actually blessed him all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity.
That's life. If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity. The adversities that come along to bury us usually have within them the potential to benefit and bless us. Remember that Forgiveness, Faith, Prayer, Praise and Hope all are excellent ways to shake it off and step up out of the wells in which we find ourselves.
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