Last night at training Tim did an 81kg Snatch. That's 3kgs above what he did on Saturday. He was so excited to nail it. He is so locked in right now and we couldn't be more excited for him.
Happenings With The Neals
Welcome to our blog page. This is to keep you updated on how God is blessing us. It's also to have one spot where our family and friends can see what's going on in our lives. Most of the posts are of our son. Outside our relationship with God he is our world. Enjoy!
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Monday, October 14, 2024
Mock Meet at ALWC...
Saturday, the 12th, Tim did a Mock Meet in order to get ready for WSO this Sunday, the 20th. It's the State Meet for both North and South Carolina. Tim did a 179kg total and we were thrilled. Now this weekend he goes to States to repeat what he did at the Mock Meet. This will set him up to be able to sign up in the first wave for the North American Open Series 1 at the end of February beginning of March 2025. He's so looking forward to being able to compete in the Meet. It's one of the biggest Meets of the year outside of Nationals which happens in June in Colorado Springs, CO. His goal come Nationals is to do a 215kg or better total because that will set him up to be able to represent USA at Pan Ams in November of 2025 in Mexico. Looking forward to having a spectacular year with our boy. He has lots of goals for himself that he wants to achieve as you have read but no matter what we are just so very proud of all that he's accomplished/accomplishing since transferring to Olympic Weightlifting. He is so driven and focused and we couldn't be more proud of the man that he is becoming. Here's a video of his 78kg Snatch and 101kg PR Clean & Jerk from Saturday's Mock Meet:
Homeschool Bowling Outing...
Friday, the 11th, we went bowling with the high school kids from our homeschool group. Tim had a blast and got to know some more guys from our homeschool group.
Aurora's Thursday Night....
The second time in a year that we've had the pleasure of seeing the Northern Lights and get pictures of them. The first time they were visible with the naked eye. We had to use our cameras to take long exposure pictures to see them. This time we could see the glow in the sky but still need long exposure pictures to see all the differing colors of them. So so beautiful.
Gorgeous Sunset (no filter)...
Wednesday the 9th as we were leaving the gym after Tim's training session we saw this beautiful sunset. It was so breathtaking I couldn't help but take a photo of it.
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Tim has done new PR's...
USAW Nationals 2025...
Friday, October 11, 2024
My Mom and Me as babies...
My mom and me were about 1 year old in these pictures. The first one is my mom and the second one is me. My cousin had these pictures and I'd never seen them before they were texted to me.
My Boy Wearing Virus Performance...
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Preserving Distinctions - Dueteronomy 22:5 (NIV Life App Foot Notes/Version & CSB Version )
Sexual orientation is a hot topic in 2024 and it got even hotter after what happened at the Olympics with the distasteful Lord's supper depiction. From the 80's to today there has been such a huge shift in us as a people group/nation and not in a good way.
I came across this verse in the Bible. You always need to read the verses prior to and after the verse for context but the context was very clear in the verse, before and after as well.
Friday, August 30, 2024
Tim's Coach did this👇...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
This👇...
Getting After It...
We've been getting after it on projects recently. So glad that Tim is at an age where he can be a tremendous help when we are doing big jobs. Now that we can tackle jobs as a family they go so much faster.
However, Tim has started school again. It's great that he does all online schooling so that he can work at his own pace and we can help his dad run our business too. Plus he has time to also do his Olympic Weightlifting workouts as well. Prioritizing is the key. Tim's learning all about that right now with all that he is doing.
Here's a couple of shots from a recent commercial client that we've been doing all the carpet in their entire facility.