Tom Thompson

At age 61, I became the oldest football player in NCAA history and the oldest NCAA football player to score a point.

It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. Psalm 18:32

And it’s not because we don’t want to change! It’s most often because the diet itself is so intense or so restrictive that it’s seemingly impossible to do the diet and live a normal life.

The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. Zephaniah 3:17

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He chose for his inheritance. Psalm 33:12

In short, if you think you can become fit, you can. And if you think you are too old, too busy, or too tired to maintain a fitness program, then you are!

Liberty lives on—250 years and counting.

With God, a loving family, and a team that truly did want me to succeed, I knew there must be a greater purpose for my circumstances. I quit feeling sorry for myself and realized that everything was going to be okay. If I just showed up and participated.

How can you make your healthful eating habits more naturally rewarding? Perhaps you can involve others you love in your quest, or you might make a game out of it. -Fit To Lead

Do you process more calories running two miles or walking two miles? It’s the same for both activities...it’s not about how much you do, it’s about how long. -Get A Kick Out Of Life

Wishing a very Happy Father’s Day to all fathers, grandfathers, brothers, uncles, and father figures!

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11

O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave — Francis Scott Key's "The Star Spangled Banner"

The Life Coach - Ronnie Gage and Tom Thompson is such a great book! Full of wonderful life lessons! Thank you for your kind review!

As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him Psalm 103:13

Football also mattered to me because it was the game of choice in my neighborhood. If I was going to have any interaction with the neighborhood boys, it was going to be while playing football.

Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples. 1 Chronicles 16:24

To honor and mourn military personnel who died in service to the country.

The point of fitness in our retirement years is to increase and extend our quality of life. As we age, the benefit of wisdom and experience allow us to have a life that is more rich, fulfilling, content, and joyful than any other time in our lives.

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23

Mother's Day recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well as their positive contributions to their families and society.