Coach of the Year

Days like this I begin to miss facebook...lol

ahem.
My daughter, Sarah has just been unaminously voted:
"COACH OF THE YEAR"
in her conference. (Parkway)
We are so very proud of our girl, and her diligence and committment. She coached this team while also having major shoulder surgery(currently is still doing rehab for that) working full time, and volunteering at church.

How can I take credit for this??? hmmmm.
Ok a nod to Bob for being a great example;
and a similar nod to Coach Jessie as well!
God is good!

a year gone by....

November 6th...last year Grandma Rose went home to be with the Lord...I can't believe its been a whole year already, this will be a tough day for bob...Rest in Peace, Rose...

Last year I had planned a Birthday Dinner for my Mom on the 4th, which was cancelled when we rushed Rose to the hospital...April, my amazing daughter in love...stepped up and thru together a birthday celebration for Neva in short order while we were at the hospital...so this year, it was important for me to spend this day with my mom.

We started with "Breakfast with Her Kids" It's unusual we all get together which thrilled my Mom...( Bob had to work- somebody needs to)

Then I headed home to make chicken parmesan, pick up the balloons, cake & decorate....

Bob & Sarah both had District championship games (he won; she lost) Nate & April & the boys came to round out the celebration, and help blow out the candles!
I was very blessed to have this day with My Mom- so blessed to still have my Mom, I cherish every day spent with her...
We ended the evening by watching "Carlson Memories" a CD of all our old home movies of my Mom & Dad ( she misses him so) and us kids growing up...lots of sand dunes, beaches, and clowning....good times; happy times
Did I mention i am so glad to have my Mom around?

half full or half empty

Think about this....GOD gave everything He created to Adam & Eve...the entire world, all of it. Here kids, have dominion over all things...enjoy!! Eat of any tree at all Except, that tree there, the tree of knowledge of good and evil. That one brings death to you. SO, every single other tree, shrub, bush, plant, eat freely as much as you want, and enjoy (here are some recipes), but don't eat from death.

This worked really well and everyone was content, and full, until the serpent (deceiver, liar, stealer, killer) asks Eve "You mean you cannot eat from this tree? this one makes you smart, you know.

Eve, ponders this, perhaps too long, and decides that God, who has given her ALL THINGS to ENJOY, is stingy, because he has set one little caveat- to protect her- don't eat of death.
She bought the lie. God was not generous and giving and creative and loving...He was stingy, selfish, a robber, and not loving...or else He would give me anything I want!
Sound familiar?

Do you trust God with say, your kids? your money? your future? your walk? your ministry?
Take Him at His Word....if He says something is no good for you, believe it. Don't think for one minute that you are going to be smarter than God about anything. After all, He has given us abundantly, above and beyond anything we can ask or think already. Don't turn your back on the Best Things, for that one thing that brings death.
He alone is loving and trustworthy.

Pray Without Ceasing...

1 Thessalonians 5:17" pray without ceasing"

God doesn't ask the impossible of us...
it's His job to handle the impossible.
He asks of us the things that He, in His infinite wisdom, has already equipped us to do.
( I know, I know, you're thinking i pray alot...but without ceasing?)
Prayer is meant to be a dialogue, not a monologue.
If you have been trying to do both sides of the conversation...no wonder you are tired LOL!
Give this a try....stop and listen a bit...
Your Father has some things to say, and believe me, you don't want to miss them.

In Good Hands...

I am determined today to not posess nor entertain anything that is off limits to GOD. I am determined to lay all at His feet and fully submit to His will. I do this not out of obedience...although God loves that....I do this because, I trust Him implicitly with all of it. There is no one, anywhere, that Loves me like He does, nor knows me like He does, or that knows what the future holds for me, as He does. What's to worry about?
I am in GOOD HANDS with the ALL-KNOWING, ALL-LOVING GOD

.....(did you just hear that in the voice of the Allstate guy? I did.)

makes me giggle

lol

The most special times

I am priviledged to live near to my grandchildren, and to be able to spend time with them. When my children were young, my mother would take them one at a time, for a special "grandma day". A blessing to me and an awesome time for them. It included eating out, and a trip to the dollar store...or a movie. It allowed my Mom to get to know her grandchild one on one....to really know their likes & dislikes...what they were thinking about..and they both enjoyed it so much! She did this for my kids and my sib's kids. When they reached college age, they started to return the favor....they would all get together and take Grandma out for pizza...(no parents allowed). Now they are grown with families of their own... my sibs and i are the "grandrents". So it was naturally fitting that I continue her legacy...and I do! I regularly take one of my grandsons out for Grandma Day.

Connor and I went grocery shopping,he picked out his favorite foods...and we ate them. We played catch in the backyard, got the mail, watched a movie...whatever he wanted to do. We ended the night, with attending a football game, at the highschool his grandpa is A.D. at. Connor got to turn on the National Anthem, stand at attention with hand over heart, and enjoy the game from the press box! Throw in a ride in the golf cart, and a stop at the volleyball game. He loved it!

Jordan's day included breakfast with "Uncle Jimmy", a trip to Zia's(aunt Sarah) work, garage ping pong, and a trip to the park with Great-Grandma Neva (nearly 88yrs young), where they enjoyed swinging side by side. A quick visit to meijers for socks and slippers...then He also was allowed to watch Grandpa's game from the press box, and was later joined by his sibs, to watch the half-time show, and wave to daddy (who was working the chains).

Kaeden had his day a while back, and it inlcuded shopping for school supplies (preschool) and lunch with grandpa, and of course watching a movie, & cuddling with Grandma.

The best part is not having to compete with their brothers for attention...they have 100% of my attention for the day...we talk , we play, we laugh. They tell me what they like, what they think, I learn their fears, and their favorite things...in turn, I share family history, new words & discoveries, and most important of all my faith in God, and His faithfulness. This is the heritage of the Lord...passing down a faith in God, a trust in His promises, and an assurance of His love for them. Often they encourage me in my Faith!

What could more could a grandma ask for?