Upward Kickoff

Upward Basketball is right around the corner again for our church.I am some what excited about this year.This will be my 3rd or 4th year coaching.It is so fun to teach the kids how to play along with the word of GOD.Then when they get saved even better.:) It is so fun to watch the little guys play.I hope I have good group kids this year and not ones like last year.My whole team was ADD so it was a challenge for sure.I helped out with 2 of the tryouts.I seen some my little guys from last year so much improvement.One my little ones could barley hit the rim.They barley passed it to him cause he could not shoot that great.But I tried to give everyone a chance to shoot the ball. So I made them pass it to him give him a chance.He made like 3 baskets all season long and the last one he made was the best.There was like 2 seconds left he threw the ball up and it went around the rim few times then fell in. At tryouts when I seen him he has grown maybe inch or two.He was sinking the ball all day long.He did awesome for as small and young as he is.

Keys to my life....

I LOVE YOU

It is a simple 3 word phrase.Very easy phrase to say but we don't say it enough to the ones that mean the most to us.The people we love most hurt us the most.It use to be a phrase I used everyday.When a friend tells me they love me it makes me smile and warms my heart.I love my friends and don't know what I would do without them.The ones I miss hearing it from the most are my parents.

FORGIVENESS  

One of the greatest challenges to human nature is the issue of forgiveness.Those who can’t forgive themselves are filled with guilt and despair, and those who won’t forgive others are filled with anger and bitterness.The most miserable people are the people who never let go of their bitterness.It's such simple word but so hard to do when you've been hurt.When you have been hurt like me you would struggle with this as well.But I have learned to forgive those who hurt me.Move past the hurt but they wont let the past go so it makes it hard.So I tend to get hurt every time I turn around.Jesus and my friends are the most amazing keys of my life.

GOD

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.His love is never ending.He is always there you just have to make time.He made a promise.He loves you just as much as he love me.He is my strength.He is the WAY the TRUTH and the LIFE.

PRAYER

Is something we all could use.There are so many things in this world to pray for.A list that could never end.The little kid waiting for a transplant.People fighting cancer.The troops fighting across seas.For the lost people.People looking for jobs.The homeless.The hungry.I need prayer to help me through the tough times.

FRIENDS

Are the greatest blessings that God has put in our life's.They mean more to me than they will ever know.I would do anything for them to help them out if I can.I love them with all my heart.

Change in the making....

The Gospel of Jesus Christ What is it about? It is about change...
†A change from an old life to a new life that is in Christ†
†A change from death to life†
†A change from darkness to light†
†A change from selfishness to selflessness†
†A change from being self-reliant to Christ-reliant†
†A change from being served to serving†
†A change from hopelessness to hope filled†
†A change from wanting to giving†
†A change from faithless to faithful†
†A change from emptiness to wholeness†
†A change from unfulfilled to fulfilled†
†A change from looking inward to looking outward†
†A change from a worldly perspective to a heavenly perspective†
†A change from arrogance to humility†
†A change from the familiar to the unfamiliar†
†A change from hardness to grace and mercy†
†A change from bitterness to joy†
†A change from hatred to love†
But we don't like change! We like our routines, our comfort zones...
we may attempt to fight the changes that come with the gospel of Jesus Christ,
but if you have been born again from above He will take you from where you are to where He desires for you to be
- and that means change!

2 Fun Nights

Entering the Trop

Well last nights do or die game did not go all that well.They had 6 umps on field and still could not get calls right.But I still had fun being at a game for postseason.Here are few pictures from the game last night.I love Julianna voice I want her cd.She is the wife of player Ben Zobrist.

Can The Rays Score

Julianna Zobrist

 This afternoon was fun.The weather was perfect outside.The kids at work crack me up they are so silly.They always make me crack a smile or get a good laugh in no matter what.This one boy tried to call me lazy today I was like your funny.Trying to teach these kids how to play sports is always fun.So today we attempted to play tag football that takes some patients with some them kids.Some understand it some dont have clue to what there doing.Got bunch young kids 5 to 9 playing.

Tonight was another fun night.Went to go visit the kids at the Children Home with our church group.We go visit them once a month.We eat,play,share stories about what God done in our life.It all seems to touch us in some way.Then we get to thinking and need to focus more on GOD and not all the other things around us.The distractions around us draw us away from him.