It was fun finding places to take photographs at a local college campus. It was even more fun to get Nessa to cooperate time and time again as she is much more mobile and curious now than she was two years ago. We laughed and joked and a little bit of photo bombing may have taken place thanks to the middle guys. I sure hope to see those pictures--the kids--all four of them were having a great time there!
We moved on to a nice, family breakfast and then on to church. Having gained an hour and getting up so early it felt like we had accomplished so much all before noon! We relaxed at the house for a bit to rest up. Bubba had his flag football playoffs at three o'clock. If they won, they would move up to the last game of the season and go for a first place win. The first game, the boys were in it to win it and they did! Grandparents made it out to their last game of the season, which was nice--considering this set is the only set my kids really have. . .we cheered, grandma definitely was the loudest and the game was won! After a five minute reprieve they played the only team they had lost to the entire series and they were in the lead 6-0 until the last four minutes of that game. Lights had to be turned on, and our boys had their first taste of "Sunday Night Lights." They played hard, but in the end after an almost fifteen minute overtime the other team scored. There were some tears as the boys played valiantly. They played through tiredness and nerves and they gave it their best shot. We will have a team party Friday night to celebrate their fantastic season and a visit to an APU game Saturday night to watch the big guys play.
Jonathan pulled six flags and overall played with so much more determination and energy than he has in past seasons. I truly believe it's because of his coaches this year. To begin with, they are brothers, and secondly, they have kids of their own and life experiences on their sides. Jonathan's past coaches were just out of high school and I just felt like they lacked the skills for team building. The Cougars this year created a mini-family unit on that field. I am so happy that he was blessed with the coaches and team he was--I have a feeling the fire has been lit and he really thinks he is capable of being a successful player now.
It's amazing what we can accomplish when we have our support systems in place. I guess that was Sunday's theme as we spoke with our oldest about his future. I have never been more proud as he shared he just wants to be comfortable and able to take care of his family like we are able to do. We are in a position that I don't have to work. That is a blessing in itself; however, we choose not to live above our means. We choose not to rely on credit to do the things we want to do or buy the things we want. We choose to give generously to organizations and our church because, "Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which he has given you."--Deuteronomy 16:17
This Thanksgiving season, let your heart overflow with gratitude. Count your blessings out loud and often. Invite your families to share in the utterance of these gifts, to acknowledge all that He has blessed you with. Step back and see what ways you can give to others be it of your time, your service, or simply your smile. Sunday filled me up when I hadn't even been feeling depleted. . .fill your hearts with true gratitude and the Lord will continue to reveal himself in all that you have, all that you are.
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