Good afternoon!
    Lots of exciting things are going on with the website and with our writing!  To start off, we added lots of new graphics to the website, including three pages of our two young boys Caleb, Connor, and Michael dressed up as super heroes.  Feel free to make fun of Michael who was in tights for his Superman outfit! (Click on the Recent Photos button on the left hand side of the site.)

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Don't forget about our challenge to all of you to write a letter to someone who has made a difference in your life.  Check out the Heroes Link on the website to see what all the excitement is about.

And we wanted to share our latest publishing news!  Michael has a story in Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul, which hit bookstores nationwide this past Friday!
Check out the press release below for more info on it!
Have a great Sunday everyone and we hope you have a great week!
Michael, Kristi, Caleb, & Connor
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Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul!

Includes stories by: Bill Bradley, Dave Barry, Bob Costas, Jack Kemp, Meadowlark Lemon, Pat Riley, Monica Seles, Bart Starr, Lee Trevino, Dick Vitale, Michael T. Powers, and many more!

This latest collection of Chicken Soup celebrates sports.  From major leaguers to little leaguers, from hockey stars to figure skaters, and from horseracing to mushing, the stories in this book highlight the positive and transformative nature of sports.  As you read you will see sports as one of our most important and powerful teachers, one that teaches us to be humble in victory and gracious in defeat; the importance of teamwork and the value of striving.  At its best, sports builds character and teaches us to overcome adversity.  Whether you are a professional athlete or a weekend warrior; a soccer mom or a diehard sports fan; a marathon runner or a neighborhood jogger, these stories will provide you with treasured insights into the game of life.

What readers are saying about Chicken Soup For the Sports Fan's Soul:

"Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul touches upon what is the heart of competition--perseverance, teamwork, dedication, and a lot of fun!"
                              Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback

"This book establishes the most important theme among all sport: a passion for self improvement and the power to surprise yourself."
                              Juwan Howard, Forward for Michael Jordan's Washington Wizards and NBA's national spokesman for Reading Is Fundamental

"Sometimes when I am happy I cry.  This book made me very happy."
                              Jack Buck, Baseball Hall of Fame Sportscaster

"Here is a sumptuous buffet of stories, revealing some surprising aspects of the sporting scene and offering a better understanding of why players in all competitive activities must keep their cool.  This reminds us as parents and fans to do the same, never allowing highly charged emotion to override good judgment. (There are better ways to get your name in the paper.)  A most enjoyable reading experience."
                              Hank Ketcham, Creator of Dennis the Menace

"A great gift idea for all fun-loving armchair quarterbacks like me."
                              Dan Dierdorf, Analyst, CBS Sports

"A wonderful collection of stories that put a smile on my face and often a tear in my eye."
                              Howard Katz, President ABC Sports

Available in bookstores nationwide or you can order by clicking on the link below!

Chicken Soup For the Sports Fan's Soul

or cut and paste the following address in your browser

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/155874875X/qid=974630052/sr=1-1/straighfromthe0a/107-5931457-7011735