District Champs...

 These girls are DISTRICT Champs!  I am so proud of ALL of them.  They have been getting up at 5am every morning and working SO HARD!  They are proof that hard work pays off.  Many of these girls ran their PR at district.  Abbey was 3rd overall right behind her buddies Sydney and Maddy.  What an amazing day!  Abbey is front and center! 

 What makes this championship even more sweet is that these girls are AMAZING and I LOVE their mommas, too.  We are so blessed to have landed in this community 11 years ago. 

 Here they are, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall runners in the DISTRICT.  These girls also ran fast enough that if they had run for Varsity earlier in the day, they would have led their Varsity team to REGIONALS!  I hate to wish away this year, but next year in High School is going to fun. 

Abbey, I am so very proud of you.  You have worked so hard all year long.  You are a leader on the course and off!  I love you! 

What's Happening!...

So let's do a little top 20 countdown of what's been happening since I last posted over a WEEK ago!
20. LIFE....
19. Our first visit with the ortho for Abbey Grace.  Looks like braces on November 12.
18. We had Abbey's last volleyball game and look forward to the district tourney this weekend.
17.  Lainey made the JH One Act Play!  So. Very. Proud of her!
16. Lainey is moving and shaking on the drums and bells.  She was made to be a percussion player. 
15.  Emiley is a born leaders.  I am so proud of her leadership skills as the president of the elementary student council.
14.  I am tired!
13.  My job is so fun this year.  We made orange, tear art pumpkins today and they are adorable!
12.  Pumpkin spice lattes are my FAV and I have had a few in the last couple of days with our multiple trips to the big city!
11.  I finally got some new tennis shoes in hopes it will get me motivated to walk/run.  First I need to find some extra time and then I need my hips to quit hurting :(
10.  Today was the first afternoon in many that I .have been at home.  I finally got all the laundry hung up.  FEELS GOOD!
9.  Made the first of many pumpkin pies of the season today.  They girls were so excited when they came home from school. 
8.  Lainey and Emiley are on the same soccer team this year.  It makes our schedule a little less hectic.
7.  They are both AMAZING players!
6.  Miss Em and her daddy have been building pig pens.  Let stock show season begin.
5.  I wore my orange pants to work the other day.  One of my three year old told me he loved orange and was in LOVE with my pants. 
4.  I finally got some mums for my front porch and it makes me feel so good to pull into the drive.
3.  Abbey ran a PR at her district cross meet  this week.  13:01!  So proud of her.  She was third place girl behind her best buddies Sydney and Maddy.
2.  Abbey's team won first place team in district.  They won 1st at every meet this year!  They are rockstars!
1.  I'm so happy it's Fall! 

Fashion Girls...

 We have some pretty talented friends who make some pretty cute things in our little town.  They asked the girls to come help "show off" their cute stuff... I am really LOVING this chevron skirt Abbey has on...

 And this knit head wrap is adorable.  Their prices are soooo GOOD! 

 We paired the skirt with an ACU shirt for GAME DAY!!! 

And another headwrap.  These are all the rage.  I may need to buy myself one and try it out!
Happy Tuesday. 

They Did IT Again...

 Our fast girls did IT again!  They won their cross country meet without the 2nd place team even being CLOSE to them!  It was such a fun Saturday morning.  It was race day for our girls in their hometown and they had lots of supporters ready to watch them run.  Many of the girls had their best day, fastest time and Abbey Grace was no exception.  Abbey was 3rd overall right behind her best buddies who were 1st and 2nd!  We are so proud of the runners that Sydney and Maddy are so thankful they are on Abbey's team.  The meet in H-town is names after this very special lady...

 Mrs. Mona Gloff is the winningest cross country coach at our school.  She took many, many teams to state for many years in a row.  She is now Abbey's principal and their number one fan!  I love the joy, inspiration, and motivation that she is to these girls. 

 Another thing I love is that these girls LOVE Jesus and LOVE each other. 

 This may be one of my favorite pictures.  Abbey and her BFF, Camryn.  They are ready to race but you can see a bit of nerves shining through, too. 

 These girls are champs!  They work hard, train hard, run hard, LOVE hard, and are so dedicated.  I am so proud of every single one of them. 

 This picture brings tears to my eyes.  Abbey is pushing downhill and Mrs. Gloff is cheering her on.  No wonder they LOVE her.  They can feel the LOVE she has for them.  We are so blessed to have her in our lives. 

This weekend we head to the biggest meet we have ever been to... Georgetown.  They will face some good runners.  They will still push hard.  They may beat they best times they ran last week.  They are fighters.  They are CHAMPS! 

Happy Weekend! 

Five Months...

 Five Months ago I reached out and have never looked back.  If you know me personally and know our family then you know what I am speaking of and it has been life-changing for our family.  (Sorry I cant go into details here.)  God was telling me to reach out.  He had been telling me to for days, weeks, months.  Five months ago I let go of all reservations and opened my mouth in faith and I find myself five month down the road of life... a stronger person.  In the last five months I have:
1.  Been stronger than I ever knew I could be.
2.  Prayed more than I have in a REALLY long time.
3.  Reached out more than I have to others who may need me and Jesus.
4.  Been still and watched Jesus do HIS work.
5.  Shown grace and mercy and love in situations that are HARD! 

The last five months have taught my family so many things:
1. We have shown LOVE.
2.  We have given unconditionally.
3.  We have realized we are blessed by the KING.
4.  We are learning to take one day at a time.
5.  We are have learned patience and a new different type of joy. 

God gives us every single morning, every single night.  He gives us every five minutes, five days, five weeks, five months.  It is our choice what we choose to do with it.  I chose one day five months ago to open my mouth.  I have been blessed because I did.  It hasn't been easy but God never promises easy.  I am trying to remind my girls of that, too as we continue on this journey God has chosen for us.  It may only be for five more days or five months... its God's time like everything else but God has a plan and time for EVERYTHING!  I am learning to be HIS worker and do it for HIM!  His grace and mercy are new every day and I'm willing do it!  Are you willing to step out for God for five days, five weeks, five months?  You will be blessed!