Running the Race - Strong!

Again, to give equal BLOG time, M would not cooperate with me! She was having a great time, don't let the picture fool you!

Of course B was all smiles as we had another afternoon of basketball! This time thank goodness we did not travel far- just about 30 miles to First Coast High School that is identical to Mandarin! This was my favorite shot of the weekend! That is one of our U-14 players (Jasper) going up with two guys on either side. After the game while we were eating he told me he didn't even remember this! That is the neat thing about pictures! There is proof that you played tough!

Next week I believe we will have the U15's in a local AAU tournament!

Good things happened this week!

The Cardinals WON!!!! They were the top seed in the Big Dance!! You know the Rowans were celebrating last night! So, I guess beginning Thursday there will be a lot of DVRing going on in the Rowan house! It should be an interesting tournament this year, and we can only HOPE that Louisville comes out on top! GO CARDS!

M finished all of her FCAT testing with only minimal stress, B had a field trip to see a Dr. Seuss play with her dad! Room 138 had a great week of testing, our parents brought in breakfast every morning and our kids really seemed to do well. Friday we were CSI teams and investigated owl pellets! It was a great week!

It always amazes us how the weeks just start blending together! It will be summer soon and so much to do!

We have confirmation Sunday and I just can't believe that it is coming to an end. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with my mentee and watching her go through the process. I am so proud of her! She will be a great disciple of Christ!

These next few weeks will bring a close to my personal school career. Derek and I often joke that I have been in some sort of school program as long as I have we have know each other! Not true, of course, but this is IT! Sometimes I am a little sad because I have made such great friends along the way and learned so much! But then, it excites me to know that with the exception of the dissertation to finish, I will finally be removed from deadlines, chats, meetings, readings, and other school related activities! That would be finishing strong--- The Doctorate! Something Derek and I have joked about since our early 20's.

But don't worry God has opened another door, or chapter in our lives that we are EXTREMELY pleased about! We would just ask for prayers about this opportunity over the next several months!

This week I am going to watch my Nikon School movies, to improve my shots!

Have a great week! (9 DAYS UNTIL SPRING BREAK!)

"You know in a race, all the runner run, but only one gets the prize. So run to win! ~ 1 Corinthians 9:24