Track Season 2013

Our younger two are in the middle of their track season. I am so impressed to see how hard they are working. I am also so impressed at open moments like this where part of their team is in prayer before the race. To be young and realize that prayer unites them as a team and strengthens them as individuals warms my heart! This is the only picture I got from their first meet because our camera was having issues. Our daughter beat the record for her school! 9.18 on the... Our son got third place for 8th grade boys on the 1.5 mile. On the one mile that night they both took first place. What a great Valentines Day.

2 Mile Run Both came in 3rd overall, he came in before her and did not know his time, but she knew hers was 13.11. Good run!

On the One Mile Run he got 4th for Boys 8th grade and she came in 2nd for 8th grade girls with a time of 5.53. I might have to start asking the coach for his times since he never hears them. (2/21/13)

(2/27/13) It was SO SO COLD!!! I am thankful that I took the time to pick up some under armor shirts for them Tuesday night. They needed them for the run, when that sun went down it was super cold! They always start the meet with the 2400 m run tonight's results.

He came in 6th for 8th grade boys under 13 min on the 2 mile. She came in 1st for 8th grade girls with a time of 1309, love it!

The second to last race of the night always around 8-9 pm is the 1600 m run the results were

He placed 2nd and she placed 1st. Another great night..

My Sons Endeavors

Recently we had to purchase our oldest child a jacket of his own, he decided it would be our gift to him when he turned 17 this month. What a mature decision. We had been borrowing one from different people every time he had a formal event due to lack of money. We decided that it was affecting his confidence during interviews and speeches to be in someone elses clothes, maybe if the clothes had become his it would have been different, but they were clothes that would be returned. We were right. This past weekend he went to a new competition and he did better than he ever has. I am thankful for that Godly wisdom. I am also thankful for the sale that we found at Kohls for the jacket and that it matched the pants he already had.

Summer Group he was in to promote recycling in a local school

He has been part of Skills USA and National Technical Honor Society. This year he decided he wanted to be President of this group. This past weekend he went to district where he won 1st place in Technical Math and 4th place in Architecture Design of a Bakery he created. He will go on to State. I am very excited for him. This is a picture of the night he gave his first speech for the induction ceremony

He also chose to be part of the Interact group this year, which is part of the Rotary Club. I think it has great opportunities. He was able to go to a Leadership Conference and had a great weekend with  new experiences.

Acadec has been very involved this year. It is nice to see him do well in this competition. This years focus is on Russia. Next year his little sister hopes to join him in the class where he will be a senior and she will be a freshman. She is excited to learn along side of her big brother.

This year his High School started A Unite West group. He was chosen from one of the groups that he is in to participate in this overall group of leaders of his High School campus. What a wonderful opportunity.

He is also part of another Leadership Group for the school district. They just went to the State Capitol where he got to ask the State Rep of our area about the testing and what can be done about it so that it is a better process for our students

They got to sit in on meetings and conversation to. I am so happy he has had so many ways to serve in the community and further his leadership skills. I think it will be very helpful to do well at those college interviews he will have in the next year. He hopes to attend a local state school with a full ride.. I pray that his desires are granted.

15 Tshirt Quilt

This quilt is the combination of a husbands and wives shirts for their soon to be new blessing. How exciting to give this new baby something from both of them. It was an honor to create this quilt for them.

Butterfly Project

Butterfly Holocaust Project- My daughter had some themes from stories/poems that she read and she then had to create a butterfly. It came out pretty well. You can't see it very well but the name Richard was stitched on top of the purple middle of the butterfly.

Breast Cancer Quilt

This was a donation quilt for a teacher at the local high school. She has breast cancer and I wanted to provide her with something that would remind her of all the love and prayer for her from her fellow co workers. They presented it to her and she really loved it. I love the backing. I wish I could find some more of it.

16 Tshirt Quilt

The customer chose this very pretty yellow fabric to border her quilt. I had a matching charcoal gray flannel for the back and I found a nice gray yellow cream fabric with a larger print that worked perfectly for the binding. She loved her new quilt.

Her feedback "Fabulous quilt! Jenn is so talented and turned this quilt around very quickly for me! She was also very helpful in picking fabrics that really made my quilt come together. I would definitely order from her again!"