This season has certainly been full of hearts, heels (one night only) and hoops in our family lately. Basketball season keeps us incredibly busy but we love every moment of it. We are a crazy basketball family for sure!
My one night of high heels came for the hospital gala last weekend. Being a preschool teacher, youth leader and attending a contemporary church means this gal does not wear heels often. We did have a great night supporting our local hospital raising money for youth programs in our area. Mike is on the hospital board now and loves it. Leadership and vision are two spiritual gifts that God certainly blessed Mike Robinson with. I posted about this earlier on facebook, but I recently hit the 30 pound weight loss mark this past week! It has been a slow and steady better me project but I am excited to feel better and have more energy. It was also fun to buy more jeans at Resurrection so I would not have to keep pulling mine up!
All three of our kiddos played basketball this past season. Kyle was on the varsity team and had a great season. He was the only under classmen pulled up this year and not only were the guys great to him but he learned and got better.
This kid is blessed with great coaches in his life. God has certainly put many great coaches and guys in his life to help him get better. We are sad the high school season is over, but we look forward to trying out for another season of spring and summer travel. Kyle is already hitting the weight room and gym to get ready for next season.
I have not blogged since Resurrection and I am still not ready to put into words what an AMAZING weekend we had at #rez18 with 90 folks from our church. 90 people. It was incredible. Our entire family got to experience this mountaintop experience in Pigeon Forge together. We are all works in progress and this was one of our best Resurrections ever. The preacher, band, and our chaperones were amazing. So thankful. I never ever would have chosen youth ministry but my word what a blessing these teenagers are to me every single day. I have battled flu, asthma and a secondary ear infection this past week and some of our youth girls sent me this. Youth ministry is one of those blessings from God I never would have asked for. He always knows best.
I know that many talk down about the next generation, but Mike and I would disagree. God is raising up a mighty generation of church leaders and worship leaders. We get to see it working so closely with the youth. Since Resurrection, we have had a Sunday night bible study. I chose Beth Moore's The Quest for our teen girls to do. The first night I had 17 young ladies show up with $12 to buy their book and to dig into God's word. I am blessed by their diligence and hard work. If you have done a Beth Moore bible study you will know that her studies are amazing but come with about 30-45 minutes of homework (for five days) between sessions. Despite these girls having busy lives with cheer, sports and school they are doing it.
I have spent my flu week laying in bed resting and planning our youth spring retreat coming up in March. Mike will do the Saturday night devotion based on Romans 12:2 and our theme for the weekend will be Be Different. I cannot wait. There is nothing like spending a weekend with God, my family, and our youth. We are also already working hard on our summer mission trip.
The amazing Sarah captured many pics of my boys on the court this season. This picture makes me laugh so hard because here is manager Dave checking out their competition during warm-ups. He loved every moment of being the manager for the middle school team. It was so great for him and we are so thankful for his coaches for welcoming him into their basketball family.
My gorgeous, not so quiet, and jesus-loving roommates from Resurrection. Not sure why this picture is crooked but my word these girls make me laugh.
Our little baller girl has loved every moment of her AAU season. It has been hard to find true third grade tournaments and we have not gotten to play as much as we had hoped. She loves watching and playing basketball just like her brothers and I love to watch her facial expressions as she plays. This girl may not be the fastest on the court but she already has a high basketball IQ and wants to win.
Thanks for checking in our family!
