Galatians 6:9...

It is discouraging to continue to do right and receive no word of thanks or see no tangible results.  But Paul challenged the Galatians and he challenges us to keep on doing good and to trust God for the results.  In due time, we will reap a harvest of blessing.  

USA Weightlifting Youth Nationals 2025 Results....

RESULTS!!! Timothy Neal loves the gym he's a part of, its owners (who have his back) and his coach (who has his back). If Tim had been honored with his last lift, which was in fact a lift, he would have finished 4th overall at Weightlifting Nationals. Since the judges didn’t honor it, even though our club did, he was officially 6th overall. Between last year and this year finishing in the top 10 have been huge for Tim being the new kid on the block. He feels so thankful and blessed to be a part of Athletic Lab and the Athletic Lab Weightlifting Club Team. If you are looking for a great gym to work out in you have to look no further than Athletic Lab.

Tim's last lift:

Click on the link for the article his gym owner wrote:  Athletic Lab Weightlifting excels at 2025 USA Weightlifting National Championships.  

What happen to Tim sucks but it happens.  The clock ran down to the wire and without a jury to overturn the judges decision, like you see internationally at weightlifting events, the judges decision is final.  Although it was wrong, and video and picture proof show that, it's still final.  

His official totals according to USA Weightlifting were as follows:  Snatch 90kg/196# & C+J 112kg/246# with a 202kg/445# total placing 6th overall.  What's in the pic above is his unofficial totals that should have been actually official totals.  He would have brought home Bronze in C+J if his last lift had counted.  That was a bitter pill to have to swallow when there was picture/video proof that he got the lift off the floor in time🙁.    

Cripple Creek Gold Mine on June 25th...

The current Gold Mine as it is today.  The 3rd largest producer of gold in our country.  

They used a big dump truck dumpster as a lookout to see into the mine.

As we were leaving the mine we ran across this wild cow.  Lot's of open range where animals roam free there.

The weather was so great in Colorado Springs.  We missed it as soon as we got back to where you were melting when you got out of your car....LOL!!  It was such a fun trip though.  We were so grateful for some family time.  

Cripple Creek Train Ride on June 25th...

We did the Cripple Creek train ride on our last day before heading back to Kentucky to visit with family.  We learned a lot about Cripple Creek on the train ride.  No better way to learn than life experiences.  We can't wait to return there next year for Nationals and do some more adventuring.  

Part of a mine that was no longer in operation after WW2.

We were told that there is gold in these rocks.  About a million dollars worth BUT it would take a extremely long time to dig up enough to make even an ounce.

The hill is the existing mine today.  It's the 3rd largest gold producer in our country .

One of the original mine shafts.

We Drank Fresh Spring Water on June 25th....

One of the beautiful things about the Colorado Springs area was their natural springs.  We got ours from The Seven Minute Spring in Manitou.  You could fill up your water cups/bottles or jugs.  There is never a need to buy spring water when you are there.  

Garden of the Gods on June 23rd...

Scot and I loved Garden of the Gods.  Tim not so much...LOL! We love the beauty of Colorado Springs.  I could easily live there if it weren't that it was such a liberal place.  Not of fan of it being so liberal at all.  Could wake up to drinking coffee to those views everyday though.