Prayer is. . .

...A conversation; not a performance.

...An encounter; not a task to complete.

...An ongoing conversation; not a pre-set appointment.

I thought of these words this morning. I have them posted at my desk as a reminder. At church yesterday, I felt a real conviction regarding my Christian walk. I feel I've grown stagnant--and I want to do something about it. All day, I have been reciting Isaiah 26:3 - "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee."

I pray that I will seek God's Will in all that I do. Some days, I just have to be reminded.

fondly,

fit

Back to reality...

Well...we're back from our amazing vacation! We had a WONDERFUL time - especially enjoying all of God's creations. The scenery was unbelievable and really put into perspective how great our God is. I took a million pictures, so I'll only share a few:

Only TWO more days!!

Durango, Colorado....Here we come!! Our family is going on a Spring Break trip to the mountains. We have never been to Colorado as a family. I went during my teen years, but none of the kids have been. I can't wait to see all the snow!!! I'm sure I'll have plenty of pictures to share when we return.

In the meantime, here are a couple of pictures of Nick getting a hair cut:

Isn't he just PRECIOUS?!?!?

And--here's a picture of Jake's JV basketball:

Game Day!

My daughter has her FIRST volleyball game tonight! She's so excited...and so am I. I am coaching her team this year, along with her aunt (my ex-sister-in-law). The team is made up of 10 sixth grade girls, most of which have never played. We've only had two practices--and the first one was basically going over season details, etc. Honestly, I'm not sure they even know how to rotate on a volleyball court! Needless to say, tonight will be an adventure. I have stressed to the team parents that this season is going to be F-U-N. I'm going to teach the basics, but I'm not going to go over the top. No suicide drills, drop and roll drills....

I'll let you know how it turns out!

fondly,

fit

Jake + Coach = Nosebleed!!

Jake had his end-of-year basketball banquet and I had to share this picture...

"So," you ask..."what's so significant about the picture of Jake and his Coach?"

Well...think of it in these terms: Jake is almost 6'5"......

Had you goin' with the title, huh? You probably thought his coach hit him, didn't ya? LOL