Verse of The Day...

The Countdown is On - 4 Days to Go!

 

At this time 17 years ago I was just like every expectant mom & I was ready to give birth.  Just four more days and Tim would enter our world on Mother's Day.  The best Mother's Day gift ever!!!  That year he wasn't only my Mother's Day gift but my mom's and Scot's mom as well.  We were so thrilled.  He has been so incredibly loved every single day of his life and he knows it.  He is an amazing young man and there's nothing we wouldn't do for him and he knows that too.  We are looking forward to all that God has in store for him as he continues to make steps into manhood.  We love this kid to the moon and beyond & can't wait to celebrate on Sunday!!!  

Barbells N Sprinkles Spring Open Meet 2025 (5/3/2025)...

Tim had a fantastic time at the Meet Saturday.  He got to hang out and compete with several of his teammates and they were all having a blast together.  I love how well they all get along.  

Tim did a 90kg Snatch PR + 117kg Clean & Jerk PR + 207 Total PR.  I was a great day for him being able to increase his numbers by 16kg from his last Meet.  

Tim is learning so much and growing so much.  He loves his team and coach and is so proud to have made some really good friends that he gets to work out with on a daily basis.  

Here are some pictures that I got of his lifts at the Meet:

90kg Snatch PR

Fun with some of the guys.

117kg Clean & Jerk PR

Gold Medalist!

We shared his best videos on our social media pages.  We couldn't share them here because we kept getting told the file size was too large.  So you'll have to go to our social media pages if you are friends with us to see his videos.

Barbell's N Sprinkles Spring Open Weightlifting Meet 2025....

Today Tim lifts at the Barbell's N Sprinkles Spring Open Weightlifting Meet.

Tim is looking forward to increasing his official PR numbers today.  We are looking forward to watching him at this warm up to USA Youth Nationals Meet today.  He's only doing this as a warmup to see where his numbers are.  They aren't giving awards for Youth competitors as far as we know.  Today is all about the numbers!  

Quote of the Day...

 

It's true that laziness kills ambition, anger kills wisdom, fear kills dreams, ego kills growth, jealousy kills peace & doubt kills confidence BUT IT'S ALSO TRUE that Ambition Kills Laziness, Wisdom Kills Anger, Dreams Kills Fear, Growth Kills Ego, Peace Kills Jealousy & Confidence Kills Doubt!!!  

Without Ambition you can't go anywhere.  You will just be spinning your wheels.  How do I know?  Because I've been there.

Without Wisdom that comes from God you will be angry ALL the time.  How do I know?  Because I've been there.

Without dreams to fuel you in this journey of life you will be too fearful to even try to do anything worth while.  How do I know?  Because I've been there.

If you want growth in your life you have to drop your ego at the door of growth and never pick it back up again!  How do I know? Because I've been there and I've also had to deal with people whose egos got in the way of growth.  Our egos can keep us from God's best in our lives.  Our egos can stunt our growth and if we are in leadership then our egos will stunt the growth of those under our umbrella of authority.  It's not fair to them when our ego gets in the way.  Progress and Growth can only happen when we say goodbye to allowing our ego be in the driver seat of our lives.  

Without peace in your life you will always be jealous of what you see in everyone else's lives.  That jealousy will lead to anger and hate.  It will also lead to unhappiness ALL the time in your life. How do I know? Because I've been there.

Without confidence you will always doubt.  Confidence builds.  Doubt destroys.  How do I know?  Because I've been there.  

Be an Ambitious & Wise person who Dreams & Grows who has Peace & Confidence in their life!!!

None of that can happen unless you are allowing God to be in control of your life!!!  He's the only way that you can have true ambition, wisdom, dreams, growth, peace & confidence in your life.  Without Him Nothing Is Possible BUT With Him All Things Are Possible!!!  

(If you want to know how you can be saved so that God can take the wheel of your life & help lead, guide & direct you then go to my side panel and look for my featured post on How To Be Saved)

Verse of the Day...

 

God wants us to offer ourselves, as living sacrifices, daily laying aside our own desires to follow Him, putting ALL our energy & resources at His disposal & trusting Him to guide us.  We do this out of gratitude that our sins have been forgiven.  

Bringing School to a Close 1 Subject at a Time...

Been a busy week for Tim with school, training & working with his dad. He has three subjects done for the year. He is keeping his A status rolling so far. He got an A (98) in Bible then I ran the report for his other two subjects on Monarch where he got A’s (96’s I think 🤔) as well. So proud of Tim. He just keeps getting after it in every area of his life. He still has Geometry & Biology to go though. Hoping we get those done soon.

Fresh Haircut...

Tim got a fresh haircut today for the Meet tomorrow.  Truco at The Dominican Barber Shop is amazing!!!  He does such a great job and give Tim a shave too.  Yeah, I know, it's hard to believe that he's shaving now but he's been shaving for over a year now...LOL! 

Recovery Day...

Cryo & Compression therapy at Restore Hyper Wellness😊. The boy is getting his recovery time in today😁.

A Word of Encouragement....

 

Many times in life we have to burn the bridges of people/places we don't need in our lives.  When they are no good for us to keep going back to people/places is in fact insanity.  We need to make healthy choices for our lives.  Choices that will lead us to having God's best in our lives.  After all, all God wants for us is His absolute best!  He wants us living our best lives with Him at that helm of our lives.  

I've never regretted for one moment making the choice for God in my life.  Burning bridges was so very needed in order for me to be able to live my best life with God and I'm still living it with an incredible husband and son.