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Let He who is without sin cast the first stone- I don't even know where the rocks are!!

About Me

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Part of who I am and part of who I become will be in large part to Nov. 5 1998. Jonathan we once were so close and now I have to go to Hollybrook to feel your presence. You'll always be my brother and even though we weren't close when you passed- the love remained and will always remain!
I don't know what to say. For the second time in my life I have to live with the regret of not spending time with someone I loved deeply!! It's a pain I would wish on NO one! This time instead of my best friend, it's my baby sister.
To other people you may have been my stepsister, but to me and Julie you were just one of our two sisters. I'm hoping I can learn how to love like you did Karson! I'm praying I can one day smile as much as you did and find the balance between being mature and acting silly.
My life has forever been changed by Black Camaros- HATE THEM!! But I know heaven has two more angels and I know y'all both are going to open up the gates for me.
I've been changed and have become a better person just by being blessed enough to know y'all!
Composes himself...now, just to let you know, I'm the realest dude you'll E-V-E-R meet. My nickname is Linus-My sister's nickname is Lucy :o) The Lord has blessed me with awesome family & friends, a house, a job I love, a Trailblazer that I have sittin on 20s with TVs in the headrests and for Christmas bought myself a plasma TV for the wall in my office.
Guess what I've found out? Having nice things is nice, but guess what?? They're still JUST things! Give me my JESUS, my family and my friends and a life full of fun memories- memories from the past and memories yet to be made and I'm good. That's all I NEED!
Rest assured, if I talk to you on here... I want NOTHING from you, but a friendship. Other than Jesus- what I want most for anybody I talk to is for them to realize their full potential for their life! Thanks for stopping by & remember my name- it will be featured in a Christian bookstore near you in the not-too-distant future.
Ephesians 3:20 Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.
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Story by John Mark Brooks

Lincoln Times-News

Steve Smith may not put himself in the list of the NFL's top five receivers, but everyone else would likely put him at the very top.

Sunday's 12-catch, 218-yard and two-touchdown performance, to help advance the Carolina Panthers to the NFC Championship game, once again reaffirmed what many have finally come to realizehe's special.

In the same vain Jerry Rice, who's widely considered the best receiver of all-time, used to dominate, Smith has the unique gift of taking over a ball game despite everyone in the stadium knowing the ball's coming his way.

At 5-foot-9 Smith ironically towered above all NFL receivers this season as he led the league in receptions (103), yards (1,563) and touchdowns (12) on his way to Co-Comeback Player of the Year honors.

It's amazing what a little perspective and hard work will do. Smith furiously attacked his rehab determined to prove to those in the Panthers' organization and the rest of the NFL, he was going to return to being the same type of game-breaking player he had become for Carolina in 2003's Super Bowl-run.

That year, No. 89 raked in 88 catches for 1,110 yards and seven touchdowns. This year, Smith not only achieved his goal of returning to form, but he has improved on the field and continues to mature off it.

"I keep stressing that last year put everything in perspective. I felt like football was my whole life," Smith said. "When it was taken from me, I felt the Lord was teaching me a lesson to not pull all my eggs in one basket," he added.

This season, Smith has played the game with a sense of joy and appreciation that perhaps was lacking before. Maybe Smith didn't realize just what he had until it was gone.

There he was, a third-round draft pick with sub 4.4 speed, a 40-inch vertical and a fierce competitive spirit reduced to the role of spectator. And if this year has been any indication of how he felt about ithe must not have liked it too much.

Including the playoffs, ten different times, Smith has compiled a 100-yard game and has surpassed the 200-yard mark twice.

While you will never hear it come out of his own mouth, Defensive Player of the Year Brian Urlacher called the University of Utah product Sunday, 'the best offensive player in the game.'

Looking at his numbers, his impact on the Panthers and the fact he's only 26 years old, it's hard to argue with Urlacher's claim. When you consider he's double and triple-teamed each week and that his numbers improve every year, it seems the sky truly is the limit for Smith.

During training camp, Panthers head coach John Fox said he was, 'expecting big things' from Smith. It's doubtful he had any idea his No. 1 receiver was going to put together a MVP-type season and almost single-handedly help the Panthers make a return to the NFC Championship.

While it's doubtful Fox wasn't at least a little surprised in the season Smith has put together, he certainly realizes his importance to the team's success.

"He's been tremendous all season. He was tremendous again yesterday (last Sunday). He's capable of it all the time. It's hard for me to measure it. I've seen him do some incredible things and I'm sure I'll see him do more incredible things," Fox said. He's a very talented young man who is probably at his best in tough times and when we need him. I'm convinced that I wouldn't be sitting here today if he didn't have that kind of season for us," he added.

Smith may not be the prototype NFL receiver in terms of size, but like Fox pointed out Monday, size doesn't always matter.

"It's not how big the wand is. It's how much magic is inside, and he's got a lot of magic. He's a guy that gets it done," he said.

For the Panthers to once again make a trip to the Super Bowl, fans and teammates are hoping Smith has some magic left and judging by the moments he's authored this season and his character...

I'm saying he does.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves: Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - Nelson Mandela


The L-Town crew- holding me down since 1994~ Will, Steve, Joey, Me, John, Damien, and Jason. Could never leave out my nigga Shane (Not-pictured)
The 5 people I would invite to dinner: Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, Ellen, Tyler Perry & Johnny Cash. And of course, if I get a 6th- MJ Na, I can't leave out Frederick Douglass

My Interests

Tattoos by numbers

1) Rev. 21:4 He will wipe away all the tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more mourning, no more suffering, no more pain-- for the old order of things have passed away.

2) Cross with my boy Jonathan's initials in the middle of it.

3) Japanese symbols on my triceps that stand for writer.

4) Japanese symbols that stand for endless below the cross that has me and Mitzi Denee's wedding date in the middle.

5) The words The Prodigal because I believe that's who I am-- the prodigal son.

Enjoy working out- trying to have one or two muscles, reading (although I do this in spurts), writing, listening to music (especially on my i-pod while I lift- that right there is my sanctuary), playing video games (mainly sports games) and messing around on the internet- it's amazing how much time you can kill on here :o) particularly with myspace!
While I'm a self-admitted sports junkie, there are much bigger things in life, but I have to admit I have a passion for football.
Wish God would've blessed me more athletically, but I can't complain cause now I'm blessing them with my pen!

I see GLORY, PROSPERITY & GOD's dreams & calling on my life fulfilled in my FUTURE ! For I believe, what He has started - HE WILL FINISH ! For I just hold the bat, it is JESUS that hits the HOMERUNS!



Gone, but not forgotten!
Sep. 5, 1978-Nov. 5 1998

Open up the gates for me Jonathan- love ya bro

I'd like to meet:

..CJ Spiller 82yd TD run against BC

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C.J. Spiller bout to do some serious things at Clemson in JESUS name- B.I.C. Click Brother
Chris Galippo- the No. 1 linebacker in the country n Shoemate's teammate @ Servite and yes sir he reps the B.I.C. Click too!

Music:

STAND UP LINCOLNTON

My boys D-Wil, E-Wil-n-Ebert reppin L-Town
Junior all-state tight end D. Brew- throwin the B.I.C. up baby!
My boy Rennie- UGA bound AKA The Liberian Dream!
1 Bro in ATL + 1 Bro in NC + 1 Bro in Pittsburgh= 3 Brothers in Christ!
BIG TONE- A.K.A. Mr. Get Active.. bout to get active on the Big 10!OJ 'Juice' Mayo reppin Da Dub V! Mr. Dedication!Y'all know him as Kevin Durant- I know him as Big Smooth from SP!
And don't forget his brother Tony- gonna tear it up at Towson next year!!
UGA's future at QB- how many white boys u know run a 4.4 or better. Logan Gray baby!!
My boy E. Beck reppin the No. 4 to the fullest extent for Karson
Youngstown Finest n B.I.C. Click representer junior G-Thornton
My boy C. Lovelace- point guard n QB extraordinare! And Justin Johnson- best big man in the area, holdin down C-Ville.
Bout to tear it up @ Northwestern D. Arnold- B.I.C. Click thick in here!
E. Wallace gonna be a Buckeye!
My Florida boy Francis- stay tuned to see where he'll land n yeah he's B.I.C. Click 2!!
And NOW onto the music!! I listen to Christian music- mostly rap, some alternative and praise-n-worship.
I will also bump some secular rap but I get the edited version because I grew tired of taking in all that negativity. I appreciate the realness, but as I matured I realized that the more of anything you take in- the more likely you will be to produce it.
Favorite artists: Patrick Davis, E Cross, Brothatone, Tripp Lee, Flipsyde, Midnyte Sun, Jeremy Camp, Anything by the Cross Movement (Love Da Truth, Ambassador, Lecrae and Flame), T.I. Outkast, Jay-Z, Eminem, Tupac, DMX, B.I.G., Young Jeezy, (all EDITED), Evanescence, Linkin Park, Brad Paisley, Brian Littrell, Lonestar, Dierks Bentley, James Blunt, Johnny Cash and Mariah Carey.

Movies:

No Retreat, No Surrender, all of the Michael Jordan movies (MJ's Playground, Come Fly With Me, His Airness). p
Pure Payton, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Napoleon Dynamite, Men of Honor, Sling Blade, The Passion of the Christ, Almost Heaven, The War, Swingers, Anchor Man, Eight Mile & Cinderella Man- Big time movie buff, so this list could be crazy extensive.

Television:


Miami Ink, Ugly Betty, American Idol, ESPN, NFL Network, Oprah (Yeh, I said it, what?!), College football on ABC, NBC and CBS, Monday Night Football on ABC and also really enjoy Extreme Home Makeover and Trick My Truck... width="425" height="350" ..

Books:

The living Word- the Holy Bible, Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, books by Nicholas Sparks & Richard Paul Evans, books about angels, 90 Minutes in Heaven, The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren, Drive by Larry Bird, Change the Game by Grant Hill, The Ragamuffin Gospel and Catch This by T.O.

Heroes:

Jesus- the best to have ever done it and the Victorious Lord of my heart- Every tongue shall confess, every knee will bow one day, one way or another. Through the valleys and the pain, our Jesus is still the same.

My mom (Good Ol' Flo, there are no words to express how I feel), my dad (Pops, it took over 26 years, but we finally did it- we're boys), My grandparents mamaw & papaw- truly are my personal angels and best friends. M I'll always have a special place in my heart for you...
My sister Hoolz- through the good times, through the bad times, through the sadness, madness and sometimes craziness... we've always been and will always be there for each other.

My Blog

Praise in the Storm

Lightning flashes, thunder crashes, rain falls from the sky I praised You when it was sunny, so I will not ask you why? The wind howls, trees fall, it flickers, then the power goes out Why am I surrou...
Posted by +Gsus Take Da Wheel+ on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:05:00 PST

FREE

I've never claimed to be perfect; never said I was squeaky clean You don't know what I speak of? Peel back ur mask, you'll see what I mean I've slipped and I've fallen, let down God and myself time an...
Posted by +Gsus Take Da Wheel+ on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:34:00 PST

Torn

Ripped and shredded beaten and torn Wishing I was still asleep and dreaming, wishing I was snorin My heart is still faintly beating, but it's shattered into pieces And I'm on my knees, crying out, ju...
Posted by +Gsus Take Da Wheel+ on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:54:00 PST

My Momma!

There are no words that could ever suffice To speak of your unconditional love & sacrifice It's as if God let me hand-pick the best mom of all The one who would stand beside me in the rise &...
Posted by +Gsus Take Da Wheel+ on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:55:00 PST

For my grandmother

I've never seen your wings, but I know they have to be there You taught me to pray for change and to cast on Him my cares Never have you left me and your love has helped me stay course I cou...
Posted by +Gsus Take Da Wheel+ on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:28:00 PST

Poem to my big sis!

I used to get on your nerves, but you still let me tag along Seen how much youve gone through, but u still remain strong You used to have such a temper- by the way, whered that go? Jesus and my big si...
Posted by +Gsus Take Da Wheel+ on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:17:00 PST

JESUS

On the cross all my sin was wiped away I began my new life, before I was born, on that day My future became bright, like the sun, but I hadn't left the womb We all got the VICTORY when the stone was r...
Posted by +Gsus Take Da Wheel+ on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:48:00 PST

Dreams & Confusion

Is this reality or am I still sleeping? If this was a dream- would there be so much weeping? Confusion, endless questions and lessons to learn Not knowing what to do- should I just let it burn?  ...
Posted by +Gsus Take Da Wheel+ on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:53:00 PST

Why, oh Lord?

Why me Lord? What have I ever done? To deserve such love & your only Son? As sure as the sun sets, so to will I fall But yet you always answer when I call   Perplexing is your love for this...
Posted by +Gsus Take Da Wheel+ on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:07:00 PST

Bring out the POET

You told me you would bless me, all I had to do was believe So with my eyes and hands opened- I was open to receive And U tossed down blessings more numerous than a sky full of rain Had I not gone thr...
Posted by +Gsus Take Da Wheel+ on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:42:00 PST