Earlier Tonight (5/5/2020)

Earlier tonight we got to see our new grand niece via Zoom. Technology is great when you are able to share with the family important moments. We all got to see one another and enjoy watching the newest addition to our family. Such a joy and a blessing. So incredibly thankful to the Lord for this little blessing and that the delivery went well and mom and baby are doing great. Can’t wait until I can see her in person😁.

All Is Well!

In way of an update I just wanted to do a post to let everyone know who follows our blog that we are all well and good. 

T has been doing online training with his coaches. Doing school 🏫. We just found out that they aren’t going to require homeschoolers to do end of year testing but we will probably still make T do it because I use it as a measuring stick to know right where we are so I know whether he needs to spend more time learning something before we move forward to new stuff. When he has free time he’s been doing Lego builds, which you have seen our posts about our Lego builds. He’s also been gaming with his friends when he’s not training or doing school. This has been a good rest for us so that we can help T focus more on schoolwork and really learning things he’s struggling with. T can’t wait though to be training with his coach and team in person again. That’s his end goal and focus in all this. 

Scot has been still working. Our business is an essential business and so we’ve kept busy. It’s been somewhat slower than we usually are at this time of year but we know that this too shall pass and when our country opens up again the flood gates will open with our business. God has been providing and watching over us and we are incredibly thankful. 

I’ve been organizing the house like never before. Going through things and getting rid of things. The house is going to be in such better shape than it’s been for the past couple of years with all of our traveling for T to train with his coach. It’s been such a crazy busy time in our lives that this pause has been welcomed in that it’s given us more time as a family than we’ve had in a long while. You’d think we’d be getting tired of one another but we love and cherish every ounce of time we get to spend together. We’ve learned that time is precious and we should be sure to enjoy the times with have together. Life is crazy busy but God gives us the loved ones in our lives as a gift and they should be cherished and loved. 

We have enjoyed watching church every week together as a family. We haven’t had much time for that as of late because of all of our traveling but having more time to be able to watch church service together instead of separately has been nice. More time to study the Word of God has been so nice too. I’ve been able to read and study more and have so loved being able to do that instead of running to and fro so much. 

Since being on the stay at home order from the Coronavirus we’ve been able to tackle some tasks at home too that have needed attention so that’s been very nice to be able to get some things off of our to do lists. Before this is all over we really will be near to having our house in order. An orderly clean home puts me in my happy place. With a dog, son, and husband that’s a hard thing to accomplish that’s for sure but we are getting close to that now and I love it. When we can get in a groove of keeping things the way they should be it makes life so much easier for when things open back up for us to be able to go and do. 

We are so thankful for all that God is doing in the midst of all this pandemic. We will be so glad when it’s over but regardless we look to God for His guidance in our lives and we continue on and press forward because of His presence in our lives. Life isn’t worth living without God in the center of it. He’s the reason for everything!!!  We love you Lord!!!  

I pray this update finds you all well and good as well. We love you all and are thankful for our followers, family, and friends who are always so supportive of us.  God Bless You All!!!  

T did the MINI Cooper Lego Build

Check it out:

Detective’s Office Lego Build is Done!

Detectives Office Lego Build

So I’m finally doing my Detective’s Office Lego build. It’s been a long time coming. Have had that build for several years now. I’m glad I’m finally getting it done. Here are some pictures of what’s been done so far. T wanted to help so he did all the #3 bags. He did a good job too. He got the entire second level of the build done. 

Update Concerning Carolina Kicks and Master Wasiu

Well, after all the upheaval the other night and the news we all got something must have transpired between Master Wasiu and the owners of Carolina Kicks because now he’s staying on and the announcement we received was they have resolved their issues. I really hope and pray they really have resolved their issues as they say they have. Only time will tell. I’m sure at this point everyone will be keeping a closer eye on things to see how things go from here. For us it doesn’t matter because we will go wherever Master Wasiu is because he’s T’s sparring coach. T has learned and grown so much with him as his coach. Our goal will always be to honor him because he is Grand Master Cann’s chosen coach for T. She specifically put T with him. So we honor her memory by honoring him no matter which school he’s training from. 

The Caterham Lego Build

Scot so enjoys doing these builds. I only got a few pictures because I was doing my own build while he did this one. Mines not done yet though. It is a much larger build...LOL!  

Next Lego Builds From Our Stash😁

Mine and Scot’s next builds. Can you guess which build belongs to who?

Muscle Strain

T has strained his left thigh muscle while training again. I’m sure he kicked Bully Bob, 

too hard. Great thing that we know a great chiropractor that can do laser therapy on his leg. Woohoo 🙌!  He’ll be back up and training harder than ever pretty quickly thanks to that bit of technology. Plus we have a tens unit that helps as well. So thankful for all the equipment we have on hand for our Elite Athlete to be able to continue to train and heal. Just wish we had a dedicated space other than our living room for all of it...LOL! 

Sad😞 News

Tonight we found out that one of T’s coaches, Master Wasiu, is no longer going to be instructor or Master at Carolina Kicks in Matthews, NC where T has been doing his sparring training for the past two years. It’s sad news that we will no longer be training at Carolina Kicks but we are looking forward and moving forward with Master Wasiu as T’s coach. Our relationship with this Master was built and formed because of Grand Master Cann and we will continue to honor her memory by honoring this Master. It’s been a better part two years building a goooood relationship with this Master. He is amazing at what he does and we will continue on. Where will that lead?  As of yet we don’t know. We know he wants to open his own Dojang so we will continue to train wherever, whenever, and however we can with him. So nothing will change for T except he will no longer be associated with Carolina Kicks. 

Because of you, Grand Master Cann, May you Rest In Peace,

We will continue to honor your Master Instructor, Master Wasiu,

who is a great Master and Coach. 

We are thankful for all God did in bringing us to Grand Master Cann. The relationship God forged between she and I was as if we’d known one another all our lives. The bond that was tied between us was one of depth of respect and love. She has never been forgotten and we are so thankful that she left us with a great Master/Coach in Master Wasiu. Honoring him because of what God started with her is so very important to us. Master Wasiu is why T is where he is today in his sparring and T still has much to learn from him. 

Eyes forward. No looking back. Continuing to look up to God from where our help comes from. We know that God will lead and guide us and Master Wasiu to where He wants us to be and wherever that is it will bring glory and honor to both God and Grand Master Cann. She and God will be proud of what is accomplished in the end!  Thank you God for always guiding us as we move forward in this life. Our best days are ahead of us, not behind us!