Quote of the Day...

 

No mere person on this earth should hold your key to happiness ever!!!  Make sure the key to your happiness is in God Alone the Creator of Heaven & Earth!  He knows our beginning and our end.  He knows every hair that is upon our head.  He's the one who gave us salvation through His Son's death on the cross!  He's the only one who should ever hold our key to happiness!  In Him and Him alone do we find meaning and purpose in this life and beyond!  

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The Excitement Is Building...

The excitement is building for USAW Youth Nationals in Colorado Springs, CO.  Tim loves every opportunity that he gets to compete and make improvements in his lifting.  In the short time that he's been doing this sport he has made so many gains and we are so proud of him.  We are all looking forward to getting to have some fun in Colorado Springs too.  So many cool things to do.

It's hard to believe that he will be 18 next year and he will be a Junior lifter in this sport.  We are praying for guidance as to what Tim is supposed to do after he graduates as far as work/tech school is concerned.  Our hearts desire is to see him continuing to advance in this sport and to find something that he will love doing for work as well.  So many decisions facing him as a young man.  He will have our full support no matter what his decision will be.  

Daily Scripture...

There are 3 verses that go with this quote👇

Fight the Good Fight (NKJV) comes from this verse:

Paul uses active and forceful verbs to describe the Christian life:  flee, pursue, fight, take hold.  Some think Christianity is a passive religion that advocates waiting for God to act.  But we must have an active faith, obeying God with courage and doing what we know is right!  

Finish the Race & Keep the Faith (NKJV) comes from this verse: 

Get Your Shield of Faith Up (NKJV) comes from this verse:

In the Christian life we battle against rulers and authorities (the powerful evil forces of fallen angels headed by Satan, who is a vicious fighter, see 1 Peter 5:8).  To withstand their attacks, we MUST depend on God's strength and use every piece of His armor!  Paul is giving this counsel to all individuals within the church.  The whole body needs to be armed!  As you do battle against "the powers of this dark world," FIGHT in the strength of the church, whose POWER comes from the HOLY SPIRIT!

Always Remember This...

 

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Someone's Graduating...

In 15 days our family will have another HS Graduate. Tristan will be graduating from Cary High School. For our family this is huge deal. I was the first to graduate HS in our family. My dad never graduated HS and my mom didn't go back and get her HS diploma until my youngest sister, Tristan's mother, was in the head start program. Most of my dad's 7 kids & his grandkids (which are a lot) have graduated HS. And I expect the great grands will all graduate HS as well. My dad would be so proud of his kids, mine & my siblings kids, and my siblings kids kids if he were still with us today. 

Tristan is such a handsome and strong minded young man. He looks just like his grandfather with exception of his longer hair. Tristan marches to the tune of his own drum very much like his grandfather did. We are so proud of him and wish him a life of happiness and success as he makes his next moves. We can't wait to celebrate this milestone moment in your life with you, Tristan!

Memories...

Memories pressed between the pages of my mind...Memories sweetened through the ages just like wine... Quiet thoughts come floating down...And settle softly on the ground...Like golden autumn leaves around my feet...I touched them and they burst apart with sweet memories...Sweet Memories...(Elvis Presley song, Memories)

On June 2nd, 2011 these boys were enjoying a meal together at CiCi's Pizza.  They had to close down all their stores when Covid hit in 2020.  It was the boys favorite pizza place to eat at.  Today they'd eat them out of all their pizza...😂😂😂LOL!! 

11 years ago today 2 boys got to meet Dan the Animal Man during church service + got to touch a live alligator.  They loved every moment of it too.

Today, Tristan, the oldest boy, will be graduating High School in 16 days.  And the other, Tim, will be a rising Senior in High School.  Both are very handsome & strong minded young men.  Can't wait to see what the future holds for these two young men.  

Tristan Norment (18 years old)

Tim Neal (17 years old)

#cousins4life #familyiseverything #thefutureisbright #handsomeyoungmen #cherishedmemories

"New" IWF Weight Categories....

 

Today the "NEW" weight divisions go into effect.  It will be interesting to see where everyone lands with the new divisions.  Tim has chosen the -65kg Male Youth to be his division moving forward.  

Tim naturally falls into the -65kg division without having to cut weight.  We will have to see where he lands come January 1, 2026 when he moves to Juniors.  We aren't on the page of cutting so we will have to see where he lands as he fills out.  His coach said that he will be doing a lot of filling out these next few years.  

This is from Weightlifting House:

It is as of now unclear which five of the new weight classes will be selected for each gender at the 2028 Olympics. It may look something like:

• Men: 60KG, 71KG, 88KG, 110KG, +110KG
• Women: 48KG, 58KG, 69KG, 86KG, +86KG

If things shake out this way, Olympic hopefuls who exist in the vast liminal space between divisions (a 22-kilogram gap between the Men's 88 and 110-kilo classes would be the largest in modern Olympic history) may find themselves displaced from a viable path to qualification.

In short, the IOC's decision is a blow to weightlifting's positive trajectory in recent years, at least at the Olympic Games. Elsewhere, at least, things are a bit brighter; weightlifting was recently added to the program for the European Games beginning in 2027. 

Articles:

1 - https://usastore.weightliftinghouse.com/blogs/news/iwf-new-weight-classes-weightlifting#:~:text=Junior%20&%20Senior%20Weight%20Classes%20%7C%20Women,the%20Olympics%20in%20three%20years  

2-  https://usastore.weightliftinghouse.com/blogs/news/weightlifting-restrictions-2028-olympics