JOSH FLOYD is 29 years old today. He came into this world early on a Monday morning, May 12, 1980. Today he is 29 years of age. He was delivered by c-section, and upon his birth he changed our lives.

Josh is the Head Football Coach and Athletic Director of Shiloh Christian School. As an All-State and State Championship High School Quarterback under the leadership of Coach Gus Malzahn, Josh set state and national records. His collegiate career was cut short due to a brain injury, which turned out to be one of the great miracles of all of our lives. (Too long to tell in this blog) Upon graduation from college, he became the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach for Bryant High School, a school in the highest classification in Arkansas. After helping coach them into the playoffs and winning in the first round, he was hired just a couple of months later as the Head Coach of Shiloh Christian School.

Since becoming Head Coach at Shiloh, Josh has led his team to two state championships, plus another appearance that resulted in an overtime loss. He has assembled a great team of coaches who invest their lives into a team of young men who are really great in the game of football. The team next year has tremendous potential, and if things go well and everyone remains healthy, they will will have a great opportunity in the 2009 football season. Josh loves these young men and desires to help them succeed in the game of football. However, more important, he is building leaders. He led last year’s team through John Maxwell’s book entitled, “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.” Weekly, they gathered as a team and worked through these laws for leadership. Coaching football is great, but building the next generation of leaders is life-changing.

Josh has been blessed with his wife, Kate, and his two sons, Peyton and Parker. This delightful family is learning and growing and is one strong team. Josh is a great husband and a wonderful father. He balances time with all of them with his incredibly demanding schedule. His face becomes bright when Kate and those boys walk into his life in any way. We are so proud of all of them and love them dearly.

Josh is 29 years old today and is our first of two great sons. He and his brother Nick have a super relationship. As Jeana and I, along with all of our family, celebrate Josh’s 29th birthday today, please know, we have never had anything but great blessings from Josh. As a child all the way to this day, he has been clothed with humility. He has always loved all people and treated them more than fairly. His passion for the Lord and His church is forever growing.

Happy Birthday, Josh, it is hard to believe you are 29 years old today!