Bassmaster Classic 2013

   Sunday February 24th My husband Greg and I along with our good great friends the Shulers attended the Bassmaster Classic in Tulsa, Ok. First of all those who don't know what that is, I will explain briefly. It is where fishermen who qualify after a year of fishing in tournaments are eligible to fish in the granddaddy of them all....which is called the Bassmaster Classic. They spend three days of fishing on Grand Lake and they are allowed to bring in five fish per day. The total weight after those three days determines the winner.
   We first went through the expo and did a little dream building (you would understand that term if you were ever in the amway family). They had everything you would ever need to fish. We saw a few celebrities...not Red Carpet kind, you know real men doing what they love to do.  FISH!!!
After that we headed to the nose bleed section at the BOK Center and  sat in anticipation of who would win. I had no favorites but Greg was pulling for Kevin Vandam. Or he was hoping one of the local guys from the Grand Lake area would win. As the guy come in to the center they are in the back of their boats with their fish in the live wells. A truck...a Toyota truck that is unbelievably decked out and matches their bass boat of many different brands, pulls them into the arena. At that time their theme song is playing. They get out of their boats show off thier catch, take them to get weighed we hear the results they talk and thank their sponsers. It is all very exciting, lights loud music, cheering, ESPN is taping it. I mean this is a big deal and glad Greg encouraged me to go.
Cliff Pace from Petal, Misssissippi was the final man to pull in. His theme song was " I Can Only Imagine" He became the winner of the 2013 BASSMASTER  CLASSIC!!  He won $500,000.00. Yes I have all the zero's in the right place. He accepts his new title, says some words, stands under confetti. His wife teary eyed with flowers stands beside him. They get back in his boat to take a victory lap. As I'm looking at him he never once came across as prideful or selfcentered. I saw a humble man. I could truly sense it and shared my thoughts with Greg and Kala.
So today as I was studying the book of James, I came across this scripture. James 4:6 But he gives us even more grace to stand against such evil desires. As the scriptures say "God oposses the proud but favors the humble.
God poured  out favor on Cliff Pace. And I along with thousands of others got to witness it. HIS name was glorified thru a  man who likes to fish.

Trek Program

Today is my day to go to an area school and be a mentor for an hour. My little guy's name is Justin and he is in the third grade. This is out third week of being together. Last week he told me he liked me and I was nice. So today started out great he agreed to all the paper work I picked out. We played a game of Old Maid and he won. And then he was done, wouldn't do anything else, wouldn't obey just totally shut down. His brother went and got the teacher  who told me this is normal behavior and would talk to the principal about him no longer being in the program.
As I drove back to work I pondered in my mind what happened, I didn't do anything, I didn't punish him, or yell at him why would he suddenly just push me away? Do I take it personal or is this just him?
Then I thought back to my life when I pushed God away, not intentially but still I turned  him away. ( I came across this blog.. I never published it.) I thought it needed to be published any way. Perhaps whoever reads this will think back of a time in their life when they chose to shut down and not let God in. Or maybe you just don't want to let people in. Why is that? I encourage you to take the time and seek HIM. He is so faithful!!

Getting Back To The Plan Of God.

March 7, 2011 I decided to start writing. I wrote two blogs and typical to my personality it ended there. The desire to write has not left me. In fact I would like to write a book one day. I looked back on the two blogs I wrote and my best friend from kindergarten encouraged me to keep doing it. I just found her encouragement  as I logged back in almost 2 years later. I love how God moves because today as I was taking my little dog Winnie out, Loree came to my mind. I remembered how our dreams were for me to write a book and she was going to draw the pictures. My thoughts were I wonder if she still takes the time to draw because she had the gift too.
  In the last year I have not quit writing, in fact I wrote quite a bit of encouragement to the women of my Titus 2 ministry that I was involved in at the church I attend. I just had not wrote on this blog. Well that is all going to change. I want to become dedicated to it. I want to commit to it.
COMMIT is my 2013 word and I am struggling to fulfill it any many areas of my life. So bear with me and by all means pray for me because I want more than anything to be in the will of God.