jeffrey.david.riel

@jdriel

a fire-starting progressive thinker, risk-taking idealist, seed-throwing eternal optimist, arm-linking change agent...a dreamer, hope-peddler and grace-giver. son. brother. grandson. cousin. uncle. nephew. colleague. musician. educator. leader. learner. friend. most importantly: husband and father to my wonderful wife karen, my beautiful daughters reva grace and norah mae, and son isaiah jeffrey.

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Waiting for @tommeeprofitt! #BirthOfAKingLive (at Belmont University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl2TERhoyDs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#birthofakinglive

Ready to end this record season with another win! #AllForCincy @fccincinnati #RiseTogether (at Cincinnati, OH) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjL3eZnpPp1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#allforcincy #risetogether

If you recognize these houses, shame on you! (See what I did there?) (at The Gallagher’s) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZvKKAIJYww/?utm_medium=tumblr

All I’m asking for in 2022 is for hackers to please lay off the cream cheese industry for awhile… #NewYearsEve #NewYears #2022goals #2022 #hackersplease #hackers #supplychain https://www.instagram.com/p/CYKip3ZPEzD/?utm_medium=tumblr

#newyearseve #newyears #2022goals #2022 #hackersplease #hackers #supplychain

Whenever the grandkids visit, my mom always sends them home with the best leftovers… (at Wilmore, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXHDMzxJ6Sa/?utm_medium=tumblr

Oh. My. Lanta. #ChristmasCameEarly 🎄 ❤️ #BestGiftEver #SecondOnlyToBabyJesus #PinchMeIMustBeDying #ReesesSavedMyLife #AndIThoughtYouCouldntTopThePretzelOne (at New Orleans, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWLWYT4AE--/?utm_medium=tumblr

#christmascameearly #bestgiftever #secondonlytobabyjesus #pinchmeimustbedying #reesessavedmylife #andithoughtyoucouldnttopthepretzelone

Just received my first shipment of @jot and I’m pretty stoked to try it out. ☕️ However, huge bummer that “the duo” didn’t come with one of those dope tablespoons. #coffee (at Cincinnati, OH) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUyQRCLJxwt/?utm_medium=tumblr

#coffee

Proudly embarrassing my children since 2007. #DadsFTW @dadsftw #StopItDad #YoureEmbarrassingMe (at Kings Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS4dWuIHOuC/?utm_medium=tumblr

#dadsftw #stopitdad #youreembarrassingme

Be still, my freakin’ heart. ♥️ (at Cincinnati, OH) https://www.instagram.com/p/CImTH4bHdNc/?igshid=i64h0dqj2pnn

i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun’s birthday;this is the birth day of life and of love and wings:and of the gay great happening illimitably earth) how should tasting touching hearing seeing breathing any—lifted from the no of all nothing—human merely being doubt unimaginable You? (now the ears of my ears awake and now the eyes of my eyes are opened) #nofilter #nofilterneeded #shotoniphone #iphonephotography #iphone12promax #eecummings #cincinnati #ohio #batavia (at Lexington Run) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHu7CbdnNc_/?igshid=acykrs247flb

#nofilter #nofilterneeded #shotoniphone #iphonephotography #iphone12promax #eecummings #cincinnati #ohio #batavia

If there is any year that deserves to have Advent begin 2 weeks early, 2020 would be it, right? From tonight’s reading: “Part of the truth of our world is that it is broken and breaking more every day. But that is only part of the truth. Our world is also a place of beauty, love, and urtfathomable generosity. There is kindness; there is laughter; there is healing. In a conversation with Bill Moyers, Thomas Cahill once said, ‘I have come to the conclusion that there are really only two movements in the world: one is kindness and the other is cruelty.’ I want to be part of the movement toward kindness, one where we might begin speaking to and about one another with something like love. I do believe that a kinder world is on the way. I believe it because I must, and I will watch for it, with eyes open and feet moving. Will you keep watch with me?” (at Batavia, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHopaxQnqBm/?igshid=bzawyeodw3kc

You know you’re doing something right as a parent when the entire time you’re waiting at the bus stop your middle school daughter complains that your car stereo’s bass is hurting her ears. #WinningAtParenting #DadForTheWin #CoolDad #IGotThisDadThing #Joyologist #joyologistapproved #joymongers Thank you, @tobecallsmefat & @tobenwigwe! @iamtabithabrown (at Cincinnati, OH) https://www.instagram.com/p/CErIAo2JQqm/?igshid=uleti7sivvxa

#winningatparenting #dadforthewin #cooldad #igotthisdadthing #joyologist #joyologistapproved #joymongers