The Count Down for Texas is On...

 We leave at the end of next week for the PATU Texas Open Tournament.  T is fighting up a weight division to get him ready for to move up from Cadets to Juniors next year.  He doesn't currently have any points because he had to out so much last year with injuries.  So the best thing for him is to gain experience in the weight division he will have to be in next year and get to know the fighters in that division.  It's not fun making trips like this knowing that it will mainly be for experience but it is what he needs right now to get ready for what is ahead.  Pray for us as we get ready to travel next week and as we travel to Fort Worth for this event.  We will be driving to it.  

Vision Appointment for T

T will be going for his vision appointment next week and he has decided he wants to switch to contacts.  Pray this goes well and that he does well with wearing them all the time.  It will be vastly different from wearing glasses.  He hasn't been great about wearing his glasses anyhow so hopefully by him switching to contacts it will stop my having to get on him constantly about wearing his glasses anymore.  I've been told it will switch to my having to be on him all the time about putting his contacts in.  I certainly hope and pray not.  I think he's actually looking forward to wearing them now where he wasn't when we did this two to three years ago.  So we'll see.  This will be how he will look without the glasses and wearing contacts.  He will look much different.  

Toe Infection

T had an ingrown toenail. He’s pretty sure he dug it out but in the process caused an infection in his toe requiring an antibiotic. One foot had a misalignment and the other an infection🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️. Jeepers what a day of dealing with his feet 👣 which is what he needs to fight🙄🙄🙄.

Training This Past Weekend

T came home from training this weekend with his left foot hurting him.  Got him in to see the Chiropractor first thing this morning and his foot was misaligned and he has some deep soft tissue damage that we are having to treat with laser treatment.  Two weeks out from going to a tournament🤦🏽‍♀️🙄 . At least we have a plan for fast healing and he'll be able to continue training as well.  Just not today.  He wants him to rest it for the next 24 hours.  Here's a pic and a video from training.  Enjoy.

The Lighting of a Fire 🔥

Recently we’ve been focusing on a ton of end of year school stuff that has needed to be done.  Education is so important. Many times people think homeschooled kids aren’t getting educated as well as if they were in traditional schooling. That’s not the case. T is so smart. At times I’m amazed at his knowledge. Homeschooling has been huge. He’s learning a ton more than Scot and I realize a lot of times. I really liked the quote I’ve shared below because that’s what Scot and I try to do everyday with T. We won’t a fire lit that burns brightly in him. Having a love of learning is so important for us for him. As he matures we are seeing him enjoy learning more. As light 💡 bulb moments happens the excitement and fire build even more. I pray he always has a love for learning throughout the rest of his life. If you’re not learning you’re not growing. 

Training So Far...

Team Training so far this weekend has been drills and a ton of them.  One of the drills T had to do was with one of the new girls who's 17 and weighs about 130 pounds and it was a pushing drill.  She couldn't push T but T was able to push her from what T and Scot told me.  All day long she should have been pushing T like he was pushing her.  She has 30 pounds on our son.  This particular young lady talks a lot of junk to our son too but T is just listening and walking away and later tells his dad and I about the things she says.  This young lady hasn't been doing this sport long enough to know what T knows so T is like she's in for a rude awakening with how she talks.  That rude awakening will come at her first real match because she's going to Texas.  T just trains and moves on though.  He told his dad and I that he doesn't have time for her junk.  And because she has lied on him before he just keeps his mouth shut.  He's tired of getting into trouble because of lies that are told on him by her and certain other teammates.  Some of those kids are a lot of drama.  But hey kids are what their parents allow them to be though.  T doesn't have time for all that mess,  He trains, he absorbs what he needs to learn, he keeps his mouth shut, and comes home when done.  He says, "I avoid all the drama that way," and he's right.  Can't argue with that logic.  So proud of how he's maturing and learning to deal with people like that because it's unfortunate but there is a ton of those kinds of people in our world today.  A bunch of whinny babies is what it seems like to me.  These kids would never make it in the world Scot and I grew up in because that junk was never allowed like it is today.  What's sad is that people in charge cater to it too.  That's ok though because T is growing up tougher and better for having us raise him the way he's being raised.  He won't be a problem on society the way lots of these kids will end up being.  I hate that the world is so vastly different and more troublesome to be in for him.  It so wasn't that way for his dad and I growing up.  We grew up in a world where if we left our doors unlocked no one would even think about coming into it and bothering them or robbing them.  That's not the case anymore.  You have to have everything locked up tight and have an alarm system on your home as well.  One with cameras to boot.  So sad what our world has come to.  At any rate, the team is supposed to be sparring today.  I'm hoping Scot gets some good footage that we can share with you.  I won't be able to share it with you until tomorrow once they get home though.  Here's some pictures of T through the years that I wanted to share though.  I'm gonna have to transfer to my mobile device to my blog touch app to share the pictures though so your see this post then the pictures will come when I edit in that app.  For some reason I'm not able to upload pics in blogspot right now???

God's Blessing!!!

Whenever we have had big decisions to make God has always put one of these in the clouds/sky letting us know thumbs up on our decision.  God never ceases to amaze me of how He communicates with us.  It's never as we think it will be.  I love getting beautiful confirmations such as this though.  More to come on the decision we've made later but for now enjoy the gorgeous pictures that I got. 

Kick A Thon Kicks

T is finally getting his Kick A Thon kicks done. He’s been training so much that he didn’t get to kick the day of the event because he’s getting ready for the PATU Texas Open On Memorial Day weekend. 

Core TaeKwonDo received 13,700 from the event. Master Doug was able to order Electronic Headgear: 2 size Small, 2 size Medium, 2 Size Large, 2 size XL. Electronic Hogu (chest gear) 2 of each of these sizes: size 0 - Size 5. 8 transmitters were purchased to go with the electronic gear. 2 receivers, 2 chargers, and computer software were purchased. Two monitors were purchased. And two laptop computers were donated. All this from what was raised. Thank 🙏 you all for all you did to support this event. The kids feel so incredibly blessed to be able to have this so that they can advance in this sport. 

The Judds

I have personally known two people to take their life the way Naomi did hers.  It is so heart wrenching.  I feel for these girls dealing with the aftermath of this ordeal.  Those that suffer the most are the loved ones left behind who have to deal with and make sense of it all.  

My prayers are with these girls as the navigate through this tragedy.  My prayers are for all families who deal with mental illness silently with a loved one.  The ones looking out for their loved ones feel the stress and anguish the most.  They go through it silently trying to not be labeled by anyone because of what is going on in their family.  These loved ones that are suffering mental illness are going through terrors emotionally and in their minds that we can't even fathom.  The loved ones looking out for them are also living a nightmare of their own as well trying to make sure their loved one that is suffering is safe.  It's a no win situation.  And no matter what you do to get them help sometimes it just isn't enough.  All we can do is pray folks.  Pray for everyone involved in those situations and also be there for them if we can.  

Keeping these girls and all families suffering silently in my prayers.

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/naomi-judd-cause-of-death-gunshot-firearm-1235264891/

Birthday Fun With T

Lots of birthday 🥳 fun 🤩 these past few days. Today is actually his birthday though. 14 years old. Let’s put his age in perspective here. In 6 months he will be able to take Drivers Ed. Once done with that he can get his permit. How scary is that😱????  We couldn’t drive til 15 with a permit and 16 with a license🙄🤦🏻‍♀️.  This is where we are though folks. Enjoy the pics and video.