Team Camp 09

When is it acceptence & not giving up? That is my question right now. Tonight we had our 4th soccer game & we lost. Not a terrible game 4-2 & Nick was responsible for 1 of the 2 goals YEAH! But he is not great- he's good- actually really good- just not great. So do I push him until he's great? Is that even possible? Or do I just accept & celebrate where he's at? Being a mom is so hard esp when I have such a "bulldozer" of a personality. I want to encourage but not let him settle... so that's what i'll pray for:).

Ok Nick talked me into trying "one more" sport. His argument is "I only have a few more years to try a bunch of sports out mom ..." True- we have done soccer, baseball, basketball, football (Nick's favorite!), indoor track, outdoor track & wrestling-- We've said no to Tennis, swimming & Fencing! It was really pretty neat but way to costly! Equipment runs around $250- kind of an OTM sport!

Discipline- it is the thing I have been frustrated with my 11 yo about- he is a soccer player & in order to be a great player he has to work on his footskills. So I have found resources to help him with this - 1000 touches on the ball- 4 x week. It's like pulling teeth to get him to do theses touches. But last night we did them -I am the timer & recorder:) & he has improved so much. He even noticed!
And now this morning I come to find out that discipline is what I must do in getting myself, my life back manageble. I knew everything is out of order but how do you get it back? God speaks to me in books alot of times (I have probably 1500- seriously!) So in my office closet, on my personal bookshelf I found the book God wants me to read- Life Management for Busy Women by E. George. In talking about discipline she says " that's the way it is with discipline- any discipline. You do it because it is what you need to do and are supposed to do and because it's the right thing to do. You do it because it contributes and propels you toward what you want to be and do...". So here I am re-establishing the discipline essential for LIFE- reading, consuming God's word. I signed up for Biblica.com daily reading plan & they offer the readings via audiobooks (my new secret passion). So while Nick has to do a 1000 touches- I am tackling 365 reads!!

Spring Break was spent in town & on Monday & Tuesday Nick & I went to the NCFCA tournament in Trussville. This is a Speech & Debate contest for homeschoolers. Families came from all over the U.S. & the kids were awesome. I was a Judge & Nick was a Timer. We had a great time & Nick meet some new people & when he's old enough he says he'd like to do something like that.

Nick had Britt over early Friday afternoon & they went down to the rope swings- that was a photo op I didn't want to miss!

365 days worth of Pictures is the challenge I have given myself for 2009. I take tons of pictures but not always of the ins & outs of my life. It's kind of harder than I thought it would be. :)
Getting checked for virus. "Nick Adams, #4 on the Green Line". Vestavia Peds

Gloria Self- Portrait 1/11/09

Moon Shot 1/12/09

1/5/09 Bull?


1/6/09 Sports 1st










1/10/09 Water falls...

1/1/09 Back yard

1/2/09
My son Nick

1/4/09

Fog & Traffic

I have started the new year with great intentions- Some things I'm doing I don't want to do anymore (my MSN) but how to get out of it? Some things I want to get into- Writing- but how do you get into it? And I also want to take a picture everyday in 2009- I have done 6 out of 7 days so far! I want to get my hands & mind around my scrapbooking- I feel a little spastic- I never know where to put my finished pages. I want to plaster them all over my house because I love them & what they say & the pictures of my life- isn't that kind of funny? Maybe I will. Plaster my pages everywhere & take a picture q day & write...Time will tell.