Got an update on my niece today...

Got an update on my niece today that she is doing good and has made some friends at camp.  That put both mine and my mom's minds at ease.  She is so shy and that is totally opposite from how I was at her age...LOL! 

 

Views From The Mountain...

 These are views from on top of the mountain where my niece is at camp this week.  Love these views and could sit looking at them for hours.

My Guys...

 Here's a pic of my guys that I got recently when we were getting some dinner out.  T is almost as tall as his dad sitting next to him...LOL!   The boy is growing!

Mountain Top Youth Camp...

My niece, Iris, is attending MTYC for the first time this year.  I grew up going to camp every summer on this mountain and loved every moment of it.  I have such great memories of my time there.  I received such great foundational teaching in the Word of God going to this camp.  Memories that I will cherish all of my life.  I am hoping and praying this camp can be that for my niece too.  She's shy though.  I'm hoping and praying some girls will reach out to her and make friends with her.  Pray with me that she makes friends quickly and that she has a great time this week.  Thank you.

 

This picture is taken outside the back of the chapel building.  The chapel area is upstairs while the dinning area is downstairs.  

This is a pic of the mountain as we were leaving.  

Lindsey Corrigan - USAT Olympic Hopeful

Lindsey was a resident athlete in the USAT program. A program that once upon a time our son desired to be a part of. His big goal was to represent the US at the Olympics someday. His goals have changed over the years with the ebbs and flows of doing this sport. I’m actually glad he no longer wants to be a part of the Olympic team anymore after reading what this young lady shared in the clips below. 

What amazing courage this young lady, Lindsey, has shown to be so blunt and so honest about her experience. It’s also sad because this is what our Olympic hopefuls are dealing with. If it’s not this then it’s countless injuries that they are being encouraged to just push through and keep going. 

Our son loves this sport but he will not ever again do it at the expense of his mental/physical health. Ever!  I applaud this young lady.  Our motto is “Do your best and leave the results in Gods hands!” At the end of the day that should be enough.  For some coaches though it’s not. They push and push and push and anything short of a gold medal means you lost. You’re not a winner. That is not the message we are giving our son or letting anyone else give our son anymore. In any sport these athletes should definitely aim for Gold but if they don’t quite get it that doesn’t make them any less of a winner. Because to get out there and do what they do on a daily basis is huge and way bigger than any gold medal they could ever earn.  I applaud 👏 all athletes. You do so much more than what others get to see and it should be recognized and applauded and appreciated more often.  You are all amazing young people. 

Here’s Lindsey’s post from Instagram:

With posts like this that are put on social media we have very candid conversations with our son about this stuff. We talk about everything with him. We make sure his mind is in the right place.  

This sport is not easy. Many of the coaches are very hard and tough. It’s the nature of the sport. It also sends a wrong message to parents that are trying to help their kids be the best they can be in this sport. There’s a ton of abuses that do go on though and those are what we try to be direct with T about. 

T is in such a great place right now with his new coach/master. His mind is good. His body is healthy.  His “want to” is strong 💪 again. He’s thriving with his new coach/master and we couldn’t be more happy. Seeing him genuinely happy means the world to us as parents. It’s really all we want for him.   #GodsPlanistheOnlyPlan 

#TBT (Throw Back Thursday)...

Just wanted to take a step back in time and show you some pics of times gone by when T was a crazy adorable cute chunk of a little boy.  It feels like it was a lifetime ago but it has only been 10 years.  

Our "New" Letterhead...

We are now using this design for our company letterhead.  It's crisp and sharp.   I went through several renditions to get to this one and Scot seemed to really like it.  I will play some more, of course, and see what else I come up with but for now this is what we will be using when we email our clients.  You may have to click on the photo to see all of it.  

T-Shirt….

This is what the design will look like when we order tshirts. Gotta find a company that won’t change an arm and a leg to get them printed though. That’s not been an easy task. On Cuatom Ink just for like 30 shirts it’s $620. Scot has to have enough for 3 a day. Then some for T and me too for when we work with him which has been a lot here recently. 

Front pocket:

Back:

The design sure looks sharp on tshirts. So thankful for my friend, Donna, for doing this design for us. She’s amazing. 

Quitting Is Not An Option!

Quitting is not an option is a motto we go by not only for T's TaeKwonDo but life as well.  We say this all the time in many situations that have come up in our life.  Challenges come but Quitting Is Not An Option.  If you don't make it an option it never will be an option no matter where you go or what you do in this life.  I love these verses but had never read this translation of it and now I can tell T see it's in the Bible.  This version just really brings these verses home.  

Life has thrown us many curve balls but we always remember and tell ourselves, "Quitting Is Not An Option!"  Through everything God has been good and gracious to us even though we don't deserve it.  I'm so thankful for His constant presence in our lives.  #GodsPlanistheOnlyPlan

The Final and Last Rendition...

The final rendition of our companies logo.  We made it transparent to be able to be used across several platforms and here is what it looks like now.  It will be in white print on our shirts when we get them made though because we are going to do blue shirts.