Thank God for Flat Tires

Started out my Monday BRIGHT and EARLY as I have been for a month or so now at Body Pump at 5 in the AM. After pump, I went home and got ready to go to work. I was meeting my sweet little daddy this morning to get some air the back passenger side tire and when I get out and start walking to the back of my truck... my back DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE has a screw sticking out of it! My daddy automatically turns on the "Daddy-of-a-girl" mode and changes it in 10 seconds flat! haha (Ok... so maybe a little longer but to me it was awesome and fast :) He had a meeting to be at by 8 and he told me he made it with 5 minutes to spare but I am pretty sure he was just trying to make me feel better because I felt SO bad for making him late to his meeting! He is the GREATEST daddy God ever created!!! I know he would've made a great daddy to some boys but.... WOW... he is SO good at being the daddy of 3 girls! I always sit back and try not to let things like a flat tire on a Monday morning (when you have a patient at 8) put me in a bad mood for the day. It makes me sit back and think about events like 9/11. Many people who were supposed to have been in the Trade Towers when they were hit and collapsed weren't because it was their day to get the doughnuts, or they blew a shoe on the way to work and had to stop to get new ones. Something out of the ordinary was thrown into their morning to make them late and HAD THEY NOT been late and things would've gone smoothly like every other morning... they may have been in those buildings and not be here today like so many other men and women who lost their lives on that day. One morning I was running late to work and I got in the traffic to a wreck that I could've been in... but missed because I woke up late that morning. I try to THANK GOD for what seem to be bad starts to my day. Maybe bad starts are a blessing. I Thank God For Flat Tires.

Romans 8:28:

"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."

Love,

me

Blessed to be an Athlete

ATHLETE. What comes to mind when you think of an athlete? Speed, Agility, Determination, Strength, Practice, Will Power. Athletes are usually very self disciplined and competitive. They have to work hard for their goal. To Win. All I have ever known is sports. Being an athlete has been a huge part of my life. I was a little tomboy who LOVED to play almost any kind of sport (would've played football if they would've let me!). Athletes have a different mindset. When something gets tough and everyone else wants to quit, an athlete uses that toughness to fuel the fire. Turn it into something good. Use it to push yourself harder. If you want to get better at anything in life, you can't quit when the road starts to get a little bumpy you just got drive on until the road smoothes back out again. I am blessed to come from an athletic family. I use the things that I learned all throughout my softball career everyday. The self discipline to get up and workout or the push to better myself everyday in SOME way. The dependability of being 10 minutes early because being on time is being late and if you are late you may as well not even show up. It's being a team player and helping out wherever I am needed. In trials, the discipline and self-determination I have gained from being an athlete allowed me to try to overcome the doubts and fears in my mind and push on through the trial. Trials perfect our faith and bring us closer to God. Thank you Lord for allowing me to be an athlete!

"and not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us."

Love,

me

*** You are how you train, You are how you LOVE... both deserve your whole heart! ***