Plan B is God Best Quit being upset and appreciate it

Last night our family got to witness a God Lesson first hand.  What I love the most about it is that he worked it out through our son Lucas, and he will be able to look back at this at a time in his life to draw from when he is older.  Lucas has been busting his butt all summer, I think even before summer, the first time he could get into that Basha gym and meet those Basha coaches, maybe even last summer, working out, going to football camps.  Talking about A team B team... what ever, yeah I know the A team is suppose to be better... not putting anyone down here.. this is just what happened for us... I mean  what 14 year old get's up at 5:30am in the summer and goes to the gym at school and lifts, etc.  We have this philosophy in our parenting, not sure if it's right, i will take that back I know it is.  We have never asked for a certain teacher for our kids, and we have never been the kind of parent to hang around at practices, Luke has been playing ball since he was 7 and some years 2 seasons he has had probably 10 different coaches, we let Luke's actions speak for themselves.  We don't ask the coach can you put him on A team, we have never trained our children to whine about what they want, we say go out there and show that coach what you can do.  I told Lucas just keep showing up, even if your the only one who always shows up, you keep showing up and don't complain.  Because, God's the one who is ultimately in charge, not the coach, not the teacher, really not even mom and dad, and he will honor your commitment, and He is gonna place you were you are gonna be a blessing and where you are gonna be blessed the most.  Luke got picked to be on the B team, he was devastated, at first because he felt it was because he was not good enough for A team.  On B Team opening game Lucas was a captain, ran 2 touchdowns, he plays offense, defense, he is never on the sidelines, just to get a picture of what his games look like:)

Last nights game Luke dressed out with the A team he went in for 8 plays, his linebacker coach kept wanting to send him in for more, but was getting overwritten.  Luke was frustrated, because the A team kept giving up so many points, and were playing a very non-cohesive game.  At one time, the kid with his same postion, forgot to run on the field for the whole play, while Luke stood there just watching.  The A team lost.  When we picked Luke up, he was really frustrated, but he said one thing that really stuck out, I don't count that as my LOSS, MY HEART IS WITH MY UNDEFEATED B TEAM!!  

It gave him a chance to see how thankful he was for his team, and how well they play together, he says the people at his school think that the B team is the better team, and who knows.  Who knows what A and B mean, I just want my kids both to know that their security is not from what a team is labeled and not what they are called or not, but is because they belong to GOD!!  and I am so thankful to GOD for bringing this down to his level.

New Beginnings Embracing NOW...NO MORE EXCUSES!!

Some of my favorite things are empty... a new calendar, a new journal, a new day, a new notebook, children not empty in the sense but eager to learn. Myself, as I empty myself out, and wait to see what adventure God will bring me on NEXT.  And I love to buy gel pens, or colored markers, and write in those calendars, and journals, and note books, I have way too many to count, filled with so many ideas, and goals, and stories. Some filled with deep, deep heart wrenching prayers, that would make anyone I know question my own sanity, make my own self question it.  Some filled with the highest of joys of the most knock me over I couldn't believe revelations, that I call life changing, messing with my theology moments, that will never be taken away from me.  These are the places that hold my stories, they are tucked in drawers, and baskets, and hidden on shelves, I am not shy, who sees or reads them.

I love the New Beginnings, I love to write out the Goals, I love to proclaim the goodness of what God wants to do in Me, and with this world around me, and through me, and through those I love.  There is one thing though, that keeps gnawing at my soul, that keeps my spirit sadden.. it is those books, that continue, to not get filled, and I continue, to buy NEW Ones, and NEW Pretty PENs, and Start OVER... I seem to think I will write these Goals Again.. that is the trick.. I most have been doing this for 39 - 13 yrs for the past 26 years, at least 2 to 3 times a year... 52 times.

I am all done I most EMBRACE MY NOW.. NO MORE NEW JOURNALS, NO MORE NEW GOALS.. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TO DO, AND HOW TO DO IT...AND I KNOW WHEN AND THE TIME IS NOW.. NOT TOMORROW, NOT NEXT WEEK, NOT WHEN THIS OR THAT GETS DONE, BUT NOW... I MUST FINISH WHAT I HAVE STARTED NO MORE EXCUSES..