Standing Strong in Our Faith, Even When the Answer was No

Parent Appreciation Night for Seniors

Well, if you followed me on FB than you already know the outcome of Regional’s on Saturday.

Before Regional Meet

One of the toughest things of being a mom is watching your children not meet their goal. Or watching your child think he failed at something, that he thinks he was just not deserving. I watched my son beat his personal best time by 30 seconds. I watched him get 20^th place against the top runners in his region. And yet once he crossed the finish line he knew he did not make it. He broke down and found his dad at the finish line and just cried. He almost made his 46 year old father lose it too. That visual alone made this momma lose it. 

Cameron also beat his personal best, and was content with his effort. If anything he felt bad for his brother. He knew how much it meant to Aaron. Of course being the 20^th runner and knowing they took the top 17 runners did not help. We placed as a team for 5^th place, they took the top 4 teams to state. He was that close.

Aaron telling me they are in serious mode so no smiling

But what amazes me about my Twin Guys, is yes they were bummed and we were heartbroken. One more than the other.. But they quickly put their disappointed to the side and cheered on the two guys who did make it to State. We went to the awards ceremony, we cheered when their names were called, and they got to join them to Round rock for the State Meet.

Mr Nedrow and Mr West show support by attending

 The school held a send off where people lined the street and cheered them on as they headed to State. And Boyd School Board recognized them at the meeting. All this recognition and support was good for the team. Cross Country has always gone unnoticed. The dedication and hard work and the meets every Saturday was all heart for this group of guys. 

And the parents of the cross country team could not be more proud..

We were heartbroken...

Once the dust settled my son was really disappointed, he had prayed and prayed for his miracle. He stepped up for this team the last few years and prayed with them for every meet. He was a great team leader for them. He never wanted something so bad before. And when he did not get it, he of course was disappointed. He asked me why, why did his prayers not get answered. He said he gave it his all, he had faith and put his heart in it.

 Of course I am tears because the last thing I want to see is my son struggle in his faith walk. And I told him that sometimes the answer is “No”. But to really pray and think about the bigger picture here, for him to ask God to show him what it is he is missing thru this event in his life. 

Presley was sad too.. But she just wanted food and nap

A couple of days later, he came to me and told me that he knows what it was. He was able to be an example. Or as Pastor Robert and Holly would say “Be Jesus with skin on”.. 

Aaron leading his team in prayer

The guys that he prayed with at each meet never really had a relationship with Jesus. They never wanted to pray, and at the last regional meet two other guys wanted to pray. One of the guys even gave the glory for his running so well this season to Jesus. The team said they know they could not have done so well without Jesus.. Of course I have tears in my eyes when Aaron tells me this. He said it was not all about him winning, but about making Jesus Famous..Yep More tears and a big Wow! Another Proud momma moment and an answer to many prayers..

Ciera made it to a meet 

My teens miss Pastor Robert and Holly with all their hearts, and they are slowly stepping in and learning to love our new youth pastors. But I am so grateful for the season that God put some amazing Youth pastors in my Teens lives.It was them that helped my Guys grow strong in their faith walk with Jesus. It was them that encouraged them to talk with Jesus daily, and to be great examples.  I will never understand why things happen, and how much heartache it has caused. But I am going to keep praising God and know he has a greater plan for me and mine. Even when the answer is “No”!

Just a big Good Job to my Twin fellas! What a pleasure it has been to cheer you on since 7th grade. We are so proud of you, and thrilled to watch you play basketball, run track and run cross country in college next year. Your dad and I will always be your biggest fans, and want yall to hold your head up high because you have done some amazing things for Boyd Schools and the cross country program. Like Coach Hern said you were the Corner Stones for this team. 

Fat Girl Problems...

The other night I dreamt that I was running.. Of course normal people would say “Oh no what were you running from” but my first thought was “Oh my gosh you were able to run!”

If you know me I battle with my weight. A couple of years ago with weight watchers, the doctors help and great work out buddies, I lost quite a bit.

Than something “Devastating and Emotional” happened in my life and I turned back to food and gained it all back. ALL OF IT!

Besides the weight, I struggle with migraines and yes probably TMI, but I also struggled with IBS “Irritable Bowel Syndrome”.

Basically every day from about 12pm to 3pm I went thru sharp constant gas pains (which felt like labor pains) from being constipated to severe diarrhea.

Every… Single… Day..

On the wkends I had to plan around it, so if my friends or family wanted to shop, I would hope they did shopping first before we ate, so I could be home for my bout of IBS. My hubby and kids have had to wait on me at stores or stops at nasty convenient stores, because they knew I would be stuck in the bathroom for hours. It was controlling my life. I saw doctors and had test done, and would just be told, yep you have IBS.

So here I was at 35, taking medication for migraines, Struggling with  IBS and of course the obvious weight problems.

My sis in law Dana, started selling Plexus. She would post about it on FB, and would always share testimonies. Now I am not putting down other people’s products, because I know everyone is different, and what works for me may not work for others. I have tried many different things.  Even the product that rhymes with “Bark” but it never failed that it would trigger a migraine. I wanted to feel better, I wanted to lose weight. And most of all I wanted energy again so I could feel healthy again. And there are so many things out there to try. I even wanted to sport the patch, but I could not afford it.

I came across one of the testimonies on fb that Dana shared. The lady talked about not having IBS anymore.. SO it peaked my interest enough to ask about pricing.

Again, we have 3 kiddos so I did not think we could afford all the products.

Another testimony talked about being free from migraines.. Oh gosh I wanted to experience that feeling.. Migraine are just plain evil..

But it was one post by a lady, who talked about why she quit taking plexus. She was taking some of the products and was feeling great, and thought since she was feeling better, she could get off the products. She listed the way her body responded to getting off the Probio5 and Pink Slim drink. She talked about the stiffness and inflammation in her body that came back. How each morning she was walking like an elderly woman. And she was only in her 40’s. Of course she got back on the products, and will stay on them..

Personally I could relate to stiffness and inflammation she talked about. So I did the deed and ordered the Bio Cleanse and Probio5. First 2 wks I noticed that my tummy was being normal. Yes I could POOP normal..! My hands and ankles were not swollen anymore. And I had a bit of energy.

So than I joined as a member for my $34.95, which gave me a website and now I can get the products at a discounted rate.

So my first purchase under myself was the Pink Drink Slim. Hmm the best way to describe it is watered down cherry kool-aid. I drink it on the way to work each day. And for me it makes me not hungry till about lunch time, and it gives me energy to get thru my day. And I sleep really good, without night sweats!!

SO I take 3 products from Plexus.. And because of those 3 products, I don’t deal with IBS anymore. I have lost 4 pds. The biggest thing is I have not had a migraine in 3 wks! And I am also proud to say, I was able to run at my Boys Cross Country Meet. I mean full on sprint, which I have not been able to do in a couple of years. I feel like “me” again. And I am not one to try and advertise on fb, because I know how annoying that can be. But I have to share with people who may be experiencing issues like I did. That if it worked for me, than why not give it a try too! Get healthy from the inside out!

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