Merry Christmas & Happy Birthday Jesus!

“And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

T’s New Setup in His Gaming Room…

T loves his new setup in his gaming room. He now can play games on his gaming computer on his one desk and do school on his laptop on his other desk. They are side by side and go great together. 

Tucker and His New Toys…

Tucker is such a blessed dog. 

One Last Training…

T got one last training session on before Christmas Day. He’s got a lot of work to do moving forward. He will get where he needs to be though. It was a bit of a hard/frustrating day for him as he realized just how much work he needs to do moving forward. Being sick for months has put him behind the eight ball so to speak. It’s all good though. 

Two More Events Scheduled for 2023

T will be competing at the 2023 East Grand Prix. He will weigh in May 12th and fight May 13th. We will drive to this event. It’s about the same distance as going to Kentucky to visit our family. 

T will also be competing at the USAT Nationals event also. He will weigh in on July 6th and fight July 7th. 

The calendar is starting to fill in. T is looking forward to all that he will learn this year as he fights in his “New” age and weight division. We will also drive to this event because it’s so close to us. Again it’s like making the trip the Kentucky to see the family. Thankful we can drive to these events with the price of plane tickets. 

USA TaeKwonDo Athlete Academy Sparring Training Camp 2022 Videos…

Earlier this month T got the opportunity to be before one of the Olympic coaches. He was thrilled to have this opportunity and learned a lot and had so much fun too. It was an intense training where everyone was showing off their skills. Since then T has been training harder and sharpening his skills where he saw that he was weak and needed to do better. He is hyper focused going into his first year as a Junior fighter and his mindset is great. He knows this could end up being more of a learning year than a winning year but he is still gonna give it everything he’s got, do his best and leave the results in God’s hands as he always does. There’s always ebb & flow with this sport. Some years you are winning more and others you aren’t. It happens to even the best fighter but you keep moving forward. T is looking forward to seeing a lot of growth in himself this year. With each camp or cross training he gets to do he’s trying to improve himself more. He’s a very realistic guy and he gets that from both his dad and myself. So proud of all he’s already accomplished and all that he still will accomplish in this sport as he continues to focus, grow, and learn. He will make a great master someday with all that he has learned and is learning. Here are some of the videos that we were able to take. You have to really look to find T because the place was very full. These are just raw footage. I put no music or anything with them. 

Orthodontist Appointment 🦷

So T got his rubber bands on his braces today. He will now be coming in every 6 weeks until the braces come off. He’s ahead of schedule with everything and should be getting them off sooner than expected. 

Driver's Ed Eye Exam...

T had his Driver's Ed Eye Exam yesterday and aced it.  It was a quick in and out to get this done.  Now he has the classroom portion done and his eye exam done.  All that is left now is his driving portion and we will be on a waiting list for that portion.  Just hoping his turn doesn't come up when he has comps to attend.  He's wearing one of the shirts that his Aunt Debbie, Uncle Jeff, Corey and Sarah got him.  

Another Update on Me...

So after our weekend travels to Kentucky and back with Scot doing almost all of the driving, which was very different for us, I went to the Chiropractor today to get adjusted.  He basically told me to avoid any traveling that is more than a few hours away until he releases me from care for the car accident that I was in.  I'm making improvements with each visit but I still remain in lots of pain a good majority of the time.  I do as little driving as possible and as little lifting or anything that requires lots of strength as possible.  The less I do the more things can stay in and the longer they stay in the more healing can occur.  I'm ready to get back to normal living.  I hate that this accident is keeping me from doing the things that I normally do and used to have no trouble doing.  It's been a real bummer to have to contend with this here at the holidays.  I'm grateful though that things weren't much worse.  It's good to keep things in perspective.  Our lives are busy but it's ok to slow down a little to allow yourself the time you need so that you can make forward progress.  The good thing is that I've been able to watch more Christmas movies as I've rested and recuperated🥰. 

2023 Carolina Rumble...

T is officially signed up for his first tournament/training camp of the 2023 season.  He is looking forward to training with Olympian CJ Nickolas.  CJ is on Team USA and is World Ranked #6.  This will be an incredible opportunity for T plus he'll get to have quite a bit of fight time with guys that he doesn't normally get to train with.  This will help him gain valuable experience for the new division that he will be in from 2023-2025 as a Junior Fighter.