Nike Air Force 1’s

T’s been asking for these AF1’s for a long time and this weekend while working with his dad he earned them. Now he learns about how to keep shoes like these clean as well. We’ve never bought shoes like these for him because of how easy it is to mess them up…LOL! I’m proud of him for earning them though. He worked hard for them at the commercial project.

Pics of T Running the Wand

T really enjoyed helping his dad on this commercial project. They did an entire hotel in just three days time. They were working hard. Of course Scot did the majority of the work but it was a perfect opportunity to teach T how to run the wand and clean😊. T mostly helped keep the hose out of the way while his dad worked. Basically making sure it didn’t get tangled up😊.  He sure did enjoy running the wand though and I see Scot allowing him to do that more and more.

T Working With His Dad

T is learning the business. He’s doing so good. So proud of this kiddo stepping in and helping out his dad like he’s doing. These two will do great things together. So incredibly glad that he and his dad have such a great relationship. 

One of my greatest hopes and dreams was to make a life with someone that would not only be a fantastic husband but an incredible father as well. God has blessed me so immensely. 

I wanted my kid to have what I didn’t growing up. I wanted better for him. It has been such a blessing to have such an incredible man in my life who has also been such an amazing father to our son. To see T reach an age where he can really chip in with the business and be such a help to his dad is wonderful. It blows me away at how much he has grown up this past year. He’s no longer a little boy but he’s a young man that has an amazing future. I pray the bond that he has with his dad just keeps growing stronger and that he never forgets all that he learns from his dad.

He’s Just About Got Me

T has just about got me. I have him by a smidge. That still counts right…🤣🤣🤣???

Happy 4th of July!

Wanted to wish everyone a Happy 4th. We are on a commercial project. The boys are working tirelessly. Trying to get as much done as they can today. When they are done for the day while they clean up and rest I’ll go pick them up a really good dinner😊. 

Wendell Fireworks 🎆

We didn’t get to see but the last couple of fireworks from the Wendell fireworks tonight because we were getting our rig ready for our commercial project starting early tomorrow morning. I did get a chance to snag these pics from our town Mayor who posted them on her social media page though. Photo credits go to her. 

Bonding With A Teammate & Their Family…

T had a great time hanging with one of his teammates family today. We got to get a really good look at their 5 Wheel RV. It is sweet!!!  T had fun on their 4 wheelers. They have an awesome piece of property that they bought and are building and fixing up on. Check out these couple of pics I got. In the first one T is standing in front of an old tobacco barn. The second one is self explanatory…LOL! 

Best Moments Video

T’s best moments video from PATU Texas and East Grand Prix: 

Quotes from Stephen Lambdin 2016 Olympian…

Stephen Lambdin is someone that our

 son looks up to in TaeKwonDo Sparring. He’s a Christian and all around really good guy. He’s such an encouragement to our son. Saw these posts from him today and wanted to share them here. 

T really enjoys seeing his posts. Even though he’s taking time to recover from shin splints and osgood schlatters pain he is keeping his mind engaged in the sport. He helps his coach as much as he can at sparring training too. He really loves where he is right now. #GodsPlanistheOnlyPlan

Everything Has Come Full Circle…

Everything has come full circle for T with TaeKwonDo. He is really loving being with Master Douglas. I did this picture tonight to show you how things have come full circle for T. 

He is so enjoying being with Master Douglas. He’s looking forward to a long lasting relationship with him. Here’s some more pictures from tonight with T helping Master Doug with sparring class. 

I can’t get enough of watching how happy T is right now. It’s the happiest we’ve seen him since GMaster Cann passed away. Nothing was the same with her passing and now he’s feeling like he really fits in again. I love how God is always faithful to show us the path to take with T’s TaeKwonDo. #GodsPlanistheOnlyPlan

Core TaeKwonDo Last Night…

T is staying engaged while he heals. He keeps coming and helping with class while he heals. He’s enjoying helping out while his legs rest and recover. Love how much he is enjoying being a part of Core. We have to practically pull him away for him to go home…LOL! 

Here’s a pic of him helping his teammate get geared up last night. 

Our Homeschool Groups Yearbook...

This year our homeschool group yearbook is being done by a different company than they have used in the past.  I was able to add some personal pages to T's yearbook.  I'm looking forward to seeing it when it comes in and T is excited too because he looked at the pages I made up for him and he seemed to really like them.  I love doing the yearbook pages for him every year because it's memories that he will be able to have with him as he grows up and hopefully he will be able to share them with his own kids some day.  

Here are the screen shots of the pages I added to his yearbook.  These are not the family page that goes into the yearbook with our school and family name on them that everyone else will see though.  These are just the extra pages I ordered just for T's yearbook only.  Remember these are just screen shots taken from my mobile device.

  

Supreme Court Sides With Coach…

In yet another win for religious liberty on Monday, June 27, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling that former Bremerton, Washington High School assistant football coach Joseph Kennedy was exercising his First Amendment rights while praying with his players at the 50-yard line after games. In a particularly pointed rebuke, Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the majority said, "Both the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment protect expressions like Mr. Kennedy's. Nor does a proper understanding of the Amendment's Establishment Clause require the government to single out private religious speech for special disfavor. The Constitution and the best of our traditions counsel mutual respect and tolerance, not censorship and suppression, for religious and nonreligious views alike." To which we at the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute say: “Amen and thank you, Justice Gorsuch!” To learn more about Coach Joseph Kennedy, visit First Liberty here: https://hubs.la/Q01fGxcd0

T’s Chiropractor Appt

T got adjusted late this afternoon by his chiropractor. He loves getting adjusted especially after a tournament/hard workouts. It makes all the difference in how he feels. Our chiropractor understands how to treat elite athletes and does so great with T. Dr. Bill keeps us up to date with all the cutting edge stuff that’s out there to help T stay in adjustment and at his healthiest no matter what life may bring his way.  Dr. Bill is not a back cracker. He uses an instrument for precise adjustments.  We are so thankful for all his knowledge and how great we feel when we get adjusted. 

T is so happy. He’s loving 🥰 all the changes that have taken place since June. He’s the happiest that we’ve seen him in a long long while. So glad for this change in our son. No matter what we are going to continue making positive moves to keep our son happy and healthy. #GodsPlanistheOnlyPlan

Update on T's Shins...

T's body coach has made adjustments to help T with his recovery from shin splints.  He is working on them this week and probably for the next 5 weeks before T returns to normal training.  A lot of T's body training will be core training until he gets fully recovered from these shin splints.  His core will be solid after these five weeks.  Looking forward to seeing how much this core strengthening helps him when he does the clinch drills with his teammates.  Much improvement should happen these weeks while he's healing and taking a break from normal training.  Enjoy these pics I got of T training in Daytona.

Mom is moving back home…

Mom is going back home. She feels she’s ready to go back so we have been dealing with getting her all moved back to her house today and tomorrow. We are getting her all set up for success at home. At least that’s what we are shooting for anyhow. We will be minus one on doing our puzzles so it will probably take us much longer to get them done now. Scot and I have enjoyed doing them. It hasn’t been all that bad having her here. She’s had her own privacy and everything. We had her set up quite well here. Hope she adjusts well to being back home. While it will be nice having it back to just us it will also take a little getting used to with her not being here. It won’t be too much longer, I’m sure, before she will be needing to live with me more permanently so she doesn’t have to climb stairs anymore. We are gearing ourselves up for when that day occurs as well. We are also hoping and praying we will be able to either renovate what we have, build new on our property, or purchase a new house/land altogether when that time comes so we can accommodate her better. 

Pray 🙏 for America

This is a great post from our Pastor’s blog:  Pray for America!  Give it a read. It’s a good read. 

Another Puzzle Finished!

Mom, Scot, and I have been enjoying doing puzzles in the evening after dinner until bedtime when we have time to sit down and do them.  We've been going through them pretty quickly these days.  This is our last puzzle that we just finished.  3 people doing these makes light work.

Don't Make Converts, Make Disciples!

On the whole, the modern church hasn’t discipled their converts. The emphasis has been on getting people born again, but the follow-up has been poor at best in most cases. The pastors have become absorbed with bringing a motivational message that might encourage someone or meet a momentary need. Very few ground their members in God’s Word to the degree the individual members can receive from God on their own. Hence, the body of Christ is dependent on the clergy to get any answers or insights from God. That is not what Jesus commanded. The failure to disciple converts is the root of most problems in the church and society today.

Take a moment and read this blog post.  It's on Discipleship vs Evangelism.  It's a very good read.  Check it out:  https://www.awmi.net/reading/teaching-articles/discipleship_evangelism/?fbclid=IwAR0cP_UULy7yA_xPb7fovU2QVhsvUHuyi92eAE8lglfdCLbXWRpTrO8Z0gs.  

Roe v Wade Overturned....What does this mean???

So today history has been made and the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade.  What does this mean???  Really all it has done is take it out of the Supreme Courts hands and put it in the hands of each individual state to decide on whether they will ban it or not.  Forbes did a likelihood of what will happen should it be overturned by the Supreme Court:

The picture shows that roughly 26 states will for sure ban abortion.  So what does that mean?   It means that women will travel now in order to get abortions so we really haven't solved the problem.  It's been shifted to the states.  Now the real work begins and that's where Christians pray for all states to eventually ban it and save the lives of our unborn children and give them a voice.  So many precious innocent lives have been lost over the years to this decision that was made, by the Supreme Court, that should have never have been made in the first place because it was never the Supreme Court who should have decided any of it to begin with.  

So much in our world is upside down right now.  There are so many more challenges that our kids are being faced with, sexual orientation for one, besides this decision.  So much cheering is going on and even though it is a win there is still much work that has to be done to make things right again.  This is a beginning but there are still so many challenges that lay ahead for us that need our attention and need to be dealt with if we are going to really make a difference for our kids and their kids futures.  So keep praying and seeking God as to what part you are to play in restoring things for the future of our kids and our kids kids and generations to come.  There's still much work to be done and we have got to be about doing God's business!  We've got to make a difference now!  Change things that should have never been allowed or tolerated now!  We've got to make a future that is secure and thriving for generations to come now!  We've got to make a difference for God now!  The longer the church doesn't stand up and make a difference the worse things will get.  That has been proven already because of so many churches staying silent when they should be roaring like a lion!!!  Don't count yourself out!  No matter how old or young you are God has a job for you to do on this earth!  It's why you are still here!  Find out what that job is that He has for you to do and do it to the absolute best of your ability and with excellence!  Make A Difference!!!  

Thank you Lord for this win today.  Work in the hearts and lives of your people, even me, and help us to pull up our sleeves and get to doing the work that you have for us to do!  In Jesus Name, Amen!