The Champions

Tonight is an extremely proud moment for me. I watched an incredible basketball game. All the players played with such heart, they never stopped or slowed down. They played with such determination. They played as a team - as a whole unit - no inflated egos or spotlight hoggers - just as one. The result - a State Championship was won!! The opponent was a great team and one that would be tough to beat but our boys knew what they had to do to win and they did it. Instead of a close game like we expected, we led the entire game and won by 14 points. Now the really sweet part of this story is that I am the mother of one of the players and the wife of the coach! Talk about stress! I am so proud of both my men and they both performed with class! Congratulations Coach Feemster and "All Tournament" Caleb, I am so very proud of you!!

2009 Will Get Better...surely

Ok, once again it's been a long time since I've blogged. My good intention of blogging regularly fell by the way side. A lot has happened since the last blog:
1) Christmas happened....and it was good!
2) A new year started
3) An entire basketball season happened and now we're in the playoffs
4) A co-worker's wife passed away suddenly - we were the same age
5) One week later, a good friend of ours (again my age) passed away...causes a reality check!
6) Moved our 2nd year college student home for a reality check!
7) Got on the scales and faced the fact that I am at my all time high in weight
....just name the highlights!

It's February, and 2009 is off to a not so good start! I can bury my head in the sand hoping it will all just go away or I can approach it with a determined attitude that I can do or face anything through Christ who gives me strength. "Today is the day the Lord has made, I WILL rejoice and BE GLAD in it." It's a choice, so I say to my body, my mind, my will and my emotions "rejoice and be glad."