Sunday, January 30, 2011
Brody Boyd Shooting Camp
Creighton soaked up EVERY.SINGLE.THING Brody taught him. He hung onto his words like none other. He came home every day so EXCITED about what he learned and now has a newly inspired interest in basketball. Which means...either Greg or I has to take him to the Y to shoot EVERY night that he doesn't have baseball :) Love it!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Puke Boy
So...we got puke at our house. And, we have our only home volleyball tournament this Sunday. I can't be sick. And, I can't have Colby sick. Praying for health around here.....
Cowards do that!
Like this quote.....I'm probably alone, but parts of it struck a chord with me. And it might have a little something to do with the fact that I think the Rocky movies are the greatest of all time :)
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But, it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!" Rocky Balboa
I just ran across this today. I like it, and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE every single Rocky movie--we watch them all the time!!!!
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But, it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!" Rocky Balboa
I just ran across this today. I like it, and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE every single Rocky movie--we watch them all the time!!!!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Attitude Check
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes. Swindoll~
My attitude has been changing lately. I'm letting things go. Things that aren't important--things that will never matter in the long run. Things that normally I would stress about, frett over--I'm letting them go. Things that 10 years from now, I don't want to regret wasting my time with. Gone.....just go.....away. Keeping a close eye on where I am investing my time. It's hard work. But, I feel it. Feel the freedom of being released from the grips of things that will never matter in 5 years, 10 years, or more importantly...eternity.
Will my daughter ever remember what she got for Christmas in 2010? No, but will she remember the year her mom worked so hard at developing her and her young friends into ball players and the bonding experience that comes along with it. Will she remember hanging out in the barn with her dad getting her pitching arm back in shape or playing with the kittens. Probably...more than likely.....indeed. Will my son ever remember the electronics that he had when he was 8 years old...probably not. But will he remember sitting at the dining room table every night playing board games with his mom and dad or last Saturday's 'dad and me' night at the Harlem Globetrotters game, laughing and laughing. Good chance of it.
When I look at where I want to be, where I want to spend my time, who I want to be with....it's with these kids and my husband. And right now I just can't soak up enough of them. Years of my time being spread so thin has made me miss out on a lot of things by just 'going through the motions' but not really 'being there'. But now, as I am slowly emerging out of that way of life, I am far more appreciative of the value of my time, where it needs to be spent and the importance of giving my time to my favorite people versus 'things'.
Needless to say....my plate is still very full. But as I examine the elements on my plate, its looking a whole lot more like it should.
I'm right where I want to be. And, it's so good.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes. Swindoll~
My attitude has been changing lately. I'm letting things go. Things that aren't important--things that will never matter in the long run. Things that normally I would stress about, frett over--I'm letting them go. Things that 10 years from now, I don't want to regret wasting my time with. Gone.....just go.....away. Keeping a close eye on where I am investing my time. It's hard work. But, I feel it. Feel the freedom of being released from the grips of things that will never matter in 5 years, 10 years, or more importantly...eternity.
Will my daughter ever remember what she got for Christmas in 2010? No, but will she remember the year her mom worked so hard at developing her and her young friends into ball players and the bonding experience that comes along with it. Will she remember hanging out in the barn with her dad getting her pitching arm back in shape or playing with the kittens. Probably...more than likely.....indeed. Will my son ever remember the electronics that he had when he was 8 years old...probably not. But will he remember sitting at the dining room table every night playing board games with his mom and dad or last Saturday's 'dad and me' night at the Harlem Globetrotters game, laughing and laughing. Good chance of it.
When I look at where I want to be, where I want to spend my time, who I want to be with....it's with these kids and my husband. And right now I just can't soak up enough of them. Years of my time being spread so thin has made me miss out on a lot of things by just 'going through the motions' but not really 'being there'. But now, as I am slowly emerging out of that way of life, I am far more appreciative of the value of my time, where it needs to be spent and the importance of giving my time to my favorite people versus 'things'.
Needless to say....my plate is still very full. But as I examine the elements on my plate, its looking a whole lot more like it should.
I'm right where I want to be. And, it's so good.
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Colby is turning 12!
My first baby girl is now entering her last year of life before becoming a teenager! Not sure how that can be possible??? She is a beautiful young lady and we are so, so proud of her. She is amazingly smart and such a special girl. And a little sassy too :)
The year she was born I had spent the day shopping for groceries, etc getting ready to be snowed in for a few days as they were predicting up to 18 inches of snow. Shortly after Greg got home from work at 11pm we sat down to watch a movie when I thought, "oh crap, I just peed my pants or my water broke!" After determining that it was time to go have a baby (nearly SIX WEEKS early, mind you), we hit the road at about 1am. The roads were terrible as we made our way to Mercy Hospital. A normally 30 minute trip took an hour and a half! About 12 hours later after a very difficult delivery we had a precious baby girl that rested peacefully in the NICU for the next week. So, so thankful then and even more now, for our firstborn.....Happy Birthday Colbers!
The year she was born I had spent the day shopping for groceries, etc getting ready to be snowed in for a few days as they were predicting up to 18 inches of snow. Shortly after Greg got home from work at 11pm we sat down to watch a movie when I thought, "oh crap, I just peed my pants or my water broke!" After determining that it was time to go have a baby (nearly SIX WEEKS early, mind you), we hit the road at about 1am. The roads were terrible as we made our way to Mercy Hospital. A normally 30 minute trip took an hour and a half! About 12 hours later after a very difficult delivery we had a precious baby girl that rested peacefully in the NICU for the next week. So, so thankful then and even more now, for our firstborn.....Happy Birthday Colbers!
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