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.

 

Why we get regular Chiropractic Adjustments…

People look at us like we’ve got three heads sometimes when we tell them we go to the chiropractor regularly. This pic of T’s back, with his shoulder blades about an inch difference, is why we go on a consistent regular basis. Plus an aligned body is a healthier body.  

Basically, T winged his right shoulder downward while training today. It’s all good because our chiropractor, Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic, will put it all back in on Monday.  

A little pain for lots of gain!!!  It was a great training today. 

Busy Day Helping Scot....

Busy day for T and I today helping Scot all day with the business.  Scot and T do most of the work while I help a little and also look for photo opportunities that we can use for social media and the website.  We are quite busy working the business these days and promoting it more than we ever have.  I'm learning how to make and put together ads through Canva.  It's been a learning curve to say the least.  We are working on getting the business where it needs to be so that it is more profitable than it's ever been.  Every little bit helps and my expertise is in the background with the camera and working on the computer.  Scot hates this part of the work anyways.  Where he's weak I am strong and vice versa.  Our day ended with the heat pump switch failing though.  So glad it was at the end of the day.  At least that is an easy fix.  We just switch out the switch...get the pun...LOL😂😂😂!

  

Tuesday’s Sparring Training

Here’s a video of sparring training on Tuesday. T is improving and getting better and stronger everyday. 

T's Got Me...

T and I are the same height now.  He is no longer shorter than me and it won't be long and I will be the shortest person in the family and I can already see the fun going to be starting....LOL! He's already like, "Hey shrimp or Hey shorty"...LOL!! 

T's 1st Regular Core TaeKwonDo Class....

Tonight was T's 1st night taking a regular class at Core.  He looks so sharp in the Core uniform.  He is really enjoying doing all his classes at Core.  Check out a few pics I got tonight.

Yet Another Logo Design...

My good friend Donna did this design tonight for us while we were FaceTiming and chatting.  We love this design.  The woman has skills!!!  Best Design yet!!!

Since 4 1/2 years old...

T has been doing TaeKwonDo since he was 4 1/2 years old.  He so loves TaeKwonDo and always will.  He loves every aspect of it.  It's been so long since T has had one place to call home with shuffling between 3 schools for his TaeKwonDo training.  We are over a month in with T being in one place and he's the happiest he's been since GMaster Cann passed away.  Too many changes are no good for kids.  They need stability in their lives.  T went from his traditional TKD school to 3 other schools before settling down at this 4th and final school with Master Doug.  He has learned a lot throughout the years.  Especially what he likes and what he definitely doesn't like.  One thing he is thankful for that the traditional TKD school taught is the Ten Student Commitments and The 5 Tenets of TKD.  Check out the pics below to see what they are.  We don't always see these posted in all TKD schools but T learned these well where he took his traditional classes for so long.  He learned a major appreciation for them.  Plus they formed him into the young man he is today.

New T-Shirt Design...

We are looking into getting this design put on some t-shirts for our company.  Hoping we can find someone who will do it for a reasonable price.  First pic is the front left pocket pic and the second is going to be the pic we put on the back of the shirts.

Everything has to be done in different sizing whether it's for the logo, the shirt pocket, or the back of the shirt.  We got them all made like we want but now to find a company that won't charge us and arm and a leg to get them made.

Oak Tree has Fallen😢…

One of our beautiful oak trees bit the dust last night and landed into another tree. Hoping the other tree isn’t too damaged because it could be goodbye to it too😢. As if we weren’t busy enough we have to add cleaning up a falling tree to our list🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️.  I’m guessing the wind may have made it split and fall like that🤷🏻‍♀️. 

 

New Logo Design...

 The boys weren't too crazy about the last logo design so now I've done a new one that they like much better.  Check it out.

Company T-Shirts

This is a design that we are looking to do for our company shirts but finding someone to do it at an affordable price is now what I'm going to be shopping on the internet to find.