Honoring a Fallen Coupon

AO: The Colosseum

When: 07/15/2023

Number of Pax: 12

DR Names:

Number of FNGS: 1

FNG Names:

QIC: Dilly Dilly

Introduction

It was a wet morning when I showed up & initially thought under the pavilion but as I saw the men coming back from their EC run I knew we did not get up for easy so we quickly circled up in the parking lot. We also welcomed Andy (later to be named Trifecta) who was an FNG that found us on the F3 Plainfield Dad’s Facebook page.

Warm-O-Rama

Warm O Rama:

10 Tappy Taps (IC)
10 SSH (IC)
10 Arm Circles (IC)
10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
10 Abe Vigodas (IC)

The Thang

Thang 1: Pearls on a String

Indian Run with pieces of the coupon making stops along the way with exercises
- Stop #1: The Bridge (.25 miles) – piece 1 into the water
  - 25 merkins, lunge to middle, 25 Squats, Bear Crawl to other side, 25 Grady Corns
- Stop # 2: Police Dog Memorial (.5 miles) – piece 2 buried in the rocks
  - 25 derkins, 25 step ups (each side)
- Stop #3: The Railroad Tracks (.25 miles) – piece 3 thrown in the woods
  - Lunge walk 15 paces, 15 pretzel shoulder taps, lunge walk back another 15 paces
- Stop #4: The baseball Field (.75 miles) – piece 4 under the shed barn
  - 15 step ups, 15 grady corns
- Stop #5: The Boneyard (.5 miles)
  - Dropped off the final piece

Mary:

Burpee Ring of Fire
- Round of 2
- Round of 1

Circle of Trust

Count – 12

Name – FNG Trifecta

Announcements – convergence Aug 5th

Prayers – Ditka’s wife & those traveling

Naked Man Moleskin

This week we started the “Lead Right” quadrant of the Q-Source. Many times we think about lead right as something that ties to our work, F3, some type of organization but I think we fail to recognize that the most important TEAM we can lead right with is our family. We learn that in order to “Lead Right” you must be virtuous which we define in F3 as the 5 C’s (Candor, Commitment, Consistency, Contentment, Courage). As the leader of my family TEAM I know I am not perfect but I try to lead everyday with this mind set.
A couple weeks ago my family took a trip back to my hometown, a place I have not been back to in almost 10 years, & a place my kids have never been. We visited my father’s grave who I lost when I was in High School…the first time my kids have ever visited his grave. One of my sons preceded to cry & give me a big hug. I said it is okay buddy b/c Papa John is not suffering anymore & he is in the forever kingdom with Jesus where we will have a chance to see him again if we do the right things in our short time here. He looked at me & said Dad I am not crying b/c Papa John is dead, I am crying b/c I am sad for you that your Dad is not here to be with you like you are there for us.
I was stunned & did not know what to say. Here was my 9 year old son not worried about himself but showing virtuous characteristics in caring for someone else. I simply smiled a little in side & thought well I must be doing some things right.
Men my challenge is to lead your family like you do in other aspects of your life. Treat them like a TEAM, have a vision for your family, articulate that vision, & then install the virtuous characteristics in your family. AYE!