Martin Luther King, Jr Day!

Today marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Every year I listen to his "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. I listen to it because I never want to forget the great Americans who made a difference. Although he made several notable speeches my favorite will always be "I Have A Dream".

Here is a link to watch the speech in its entirety: https://youtu.be/OTwVbUJbQxk?si=N0FGrFMaYbdaJ-MP.

Verse of the Day...

This verse hit home for me when I read it.  It's hard to wait with faith and not frustration.  I know I have had ample opportunity to be frustrated in waiting in Faith and I'd be willing to bet you have too.  After all we are only human, right?!  The only way that we can truly wait in faith is because although God's plans don't match our own they are better than our own - always!  

ALWC March Madness Meet....

Tim will be attending his clubs weightlifting meet this year.  It's rare that he does two Meets in one month so March will be busy for him.  He's loves every opportunity that he gets to lift and grow in this sport that he loves so much.  This will be his 2nd meet as a Junior competitor.  We are looking forward to watching his growth this year.   

The Bible Recap...

 

I've started this bible reading plan again this year.  It's not easy to stay up to date with doing a reading a plan.  You can get behind, and I did quite a few times last year, but you can make time and get caught back up.  I'm looking forward to going through the bible again this year with this reading plan.  I know something different will stick out to me this year than last year because God speaks to us differently day after day & year after year as we read his Word.  You will never get to the point where you know it all because God speaks to us so differently depending on where we are in our walk with him at any given moment.  I love that about him and his Word.  We will never have learned it all because there are always more aspects of him that we can learn.  My goal is that as I read through the Word more that day after day & year after year I will grow more in him.  That my faith will grow and that I will become who God wants me to be doing what he wants me to do.  I love God.  He is everything to me.  I love his Word because it helps me know the God that I love even better.  Next in line are my husband and son.  Outside my relationship with God they are everything to me.  They are my world.  I love doing life with them.  God Bless you all!  

Verse for 2026...

This is the verse for 2026 that we are keeping before us. We always have a verse that we keep before us each year for that year. Last year it was Philippians 4:6-7 & this year it's Exodus 14:13-14. Egyptians = Obstacles. For the people Moses was leading the Egyptians were an obstacle. He made sure to tell them the Lord himself will fight for them & all they need to do is stay calm/be still. Man, that will preach. All too often we try to help God in our circumstances or obstacles we are facing when all he really wants us to do is stay calm/be still and allow him to fight for us.

Happy New Year - 2026🎉🥳...

We pray this New Year brings you health, happiness, love & laughter that cannot be contained.  May God overflow your life with so many blessings that it also overflows into the lives of everyone that you touch.  God Bless!  

Verse of the Year...

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VWS1/The Arnold 2026

Tim will once again be attending The Arnold.  He is looking forward to all the experience that he is going to gain being a first year Junior competitor in the 71kg division.  This is an all around fun event because you get to see so many weightlifting and body building comps.  It's insane the vast amount of people that flock to this event.  It's an experience like none other and we look forward to coming back time and again as long as they continue putting it on.  

End of Year Weightlifting Reflection...

As this year comes to an end, Scot, Tim, and I have been reflecting on the things we are most grateful for. One of the greatest blessings has been Tim finding a coach who leads with excellence and refuses to take shortcuts.

Tim is just over two years into Olympic-style weightlifting, and it has truly been one of the best changes in his life. That growth wouldn’t be possible without such an outstanding coach guiding him along the way. Watching our son reach this point has blessed our hearts far beyond what we could have hoped for.

Becoming an elite athlete—and finding the right coach to walk that journey with you—is no easy task. We are incredibly grateful that Tim has found his place in a sport he loves, alongside a coach who brings out the very best in him.

Verse of the Day...

The Bible RECAP...

I just finished reading through the Bible using The Bible Recap plan on the Bible App. Over my lifetime, I’m sure I’ve read through the Bible many times, but never with the intentionality I had this past year. This is the first time I’ve truly followed a reading plan and completed the Bible in a year, and it feels incredibly rewarding to have accomplished this goal.

Helping Friends (who are like family)....

Helping friends recently as they move their elderly parents from NC to TN has been eye-opening. Seeing how much they accumulated over a lifetime—combined with everything we’ve been dealing with at Scot’s parents’ house—has really made Scot and me rethink our own stuff.

We’ve decided it’s time to start purging what we don’t truly need. We don’t want to leave Tim the burden of sorting through a house full of things someday. Both Scot’s parents and our friends’ parents clearly struggled with hoarding, shaped by being raised by those who lived through the Depression, when you saved anything that might be useful again one day.

Here are a few pictures of the work we've been doing and there's still a lot to do. 

Tim's Christmas 2025...

This year was a smaller Christmas for Tim.  He received clothes (compression underwear, sweatpants & a couple of t-shirts).  He also received some knee sleeves and compression pants for training.  He got new earbuds from his family in Kentucky.  They all rallied together and got him the earbuds he's been needing for when he is working out.  He also got a trimmer that he ask for to be able to trim his thick eyebrows and to be able to clean up his unibrow.  His dad and I got him the Galaxy watch that he wanted as well.   All in all he got everything he needed and wanted this Christmas.  It's unfortunate but I didn't get a picture of all the clothes he received.  

Beats earbuds that will stay in when he's working out.

Karlos Nasar t-shirt.

Karlos Nasar knee sleeves.

Why Be Normal? Weightlifting t-shirt.

Galaxy Watch and bezel protection because hey, I know my son...LOL!