Lillies of the Valley Group Picture

Sometimes Ya Just Have One of Those Days...

GU12 and GU10 Fall Soccer

A great day of soccer!

After all this rain that we have received lately, the girls were able to finally play in a soccer game.

This was the fourth scheduled game of the season, yet it was only the second that either of them has played.

REBECCA GU12

It was a very anticipated game. 

 First off, their first game was a dud.  The girls on Rebecca's team had only had 1 practice beforehand and did not know each other.  The coach was out of town and the assistant coach didn't know anyones names, telling the girls to "get out there and play what postion you are best at."  It was utter chaos on our behalf.  The girls were ready this time to bring it, and that is exactly what they did.

Secondly, this is the first game that Rebecca is playing AGAINST her former team of 7 seasons.  Long story short, we were traitors and went with a different coach.  It was very difficult at first for her to play against friends and girls that she knows quite well, but she held her ground and played hard.

All in all, they won 4-0 with only a few injuries.

 

Although it looks like the goalie was going to get this one,
it went right by her but missed the goal ;(

Look at that legwork.

One of the many times that she fell.



Towards the end of the game, she was fighting hard to keep control of the ball, as was this other girl.
This led to her being pushed twice, ending in a penalty kick for her team. 
Her knees are very sore tonight.



EMILY GU10

This is Emily's second game playing with the U10's.  It is a big leap up from the U08's that she has played with for the last 4 seasons. 

Emily is on a strong team.  Last season, she was the strong player, this one, not so much.  It's tough going from top dog to having to prove yourself to a new coach.

This coach is in it to win it.  He stated at the first practice that he is very competeive and will do what it takes to win.  That has been proved in the 2 games they have played so far- winning both by a large margin.  In both games, neither opposing team has scored on them. 

Not looking very action packed here.

Emily busting through a huddle of girls.

I was standing at a difficult angle to get pictures here, yet I still tried.  I was watching both girls play at the same time, which isn't as easy as you would think.
Anyways, here, Emily has scored and it looks as if she is going to fall over, but she doesn't :)
Way to go Em!

Wordless Wednesday

NIV Bible Quiz

NIV BIBLE QUIZ -- use http://www.biblegateway.com/ if you need NIV or KJB to compare.


INTRUCTIONS: Using the New International Version Bible (NIV), answer the following questions. Do not rely on your memory. As the Bible is the final authority, you must take the answer from the NIV Bible verse (Not from footnotes but from the text. Footnotes are not the Bible.).


1. Fill in the missing words in Matthew 5:44. "Love your enemies, ________ them that curse you, _____________ to them that hate you, and pray for them that __________ and persecute you."

2. According to Matthew 17:21, what two things are required to cast out this type of devil?

3. According to Matthew 18:11, why did Jesus come to earth?

4. According to Matthew 27:2, what was Pilate's first name?

5. In Matthew 27:35, when the wicked soldiers parted His garments, they were fulfilling the words of the prophet. Copy what the prophet said in Matthew 27:35 from the NIV.

6. In Mark 3:15, Jesus gave the apostles power to cast out devils and to:

7. According to Mark 7:16, what does a man need to be able to hear?

8. According to Luke 7:28, what was John? (teacher, prophet, carpenter, etc.). What is his title or last name?

9. In Luke 9:55, what did the disciples not know?

10. In Luke 9:56, what did the Son of man not come to do? According to this verse, what did He come to do?

11. In Luke 22:14, how many apostles were with Jesus?

12. According to Luke 23:38, in what three languages was the superscription written?

13. In Luke 24:42, what did they give Jesus to eat with His fish?

14. John 3:13 is a very important verse, proving the deity of Christ. According to this verse (as Jesus spoke), where is the Son of man?

15. What happened each year as told in John 5:4?

16. In John 7:50, what time of day did Nicodemus come to Jesus?

17. In Acts 8:37, what is the one requirement for baptism?

18. What did Saul ask Jesus in Acts 9:6?

19. Write the name of the man mentioned in Acts 15:34.

20. Study Acts 24:6-8. What would the Jew have done with Paul? What was the chief captain's name? What did the chief captain command?

21. Copy Romans 16:24 word for word from the NIV.

22. First Timothy 3:16 is perhaps the greatest verse in the New Testament concerning the deity of Christ. In this verse, who was manifested in the flesh?

23. In the second part of First Peter 4:14, how do [they] speak of Christ? And, what do we Christians do?

24. Who are the three Persons of the Trinity in First John 5:7?

25. Revelation 1:11 is another very important verse that proves the deity of Christ. In the first part of this verse Jesus said, "I am the A__________ and O___________ , the _________ and the _______:"

Conclusion: Little space is provided for your answers, but it's much more than needed. If you followed the instructions above, you not only failed the test, you receive a big goose egg. So now what do you think of your "accurate, easy-to-understand, up-to-date Bible"?If you would like to improve your score, and in fact score 100%, you can take this test using the Authorized (King James) Bible .

NIV Reader: Do you have enough confidence in the NIV to... tell God, OUT LOUD,that the NIV is correct in deleting these words & phrases?If not, you need to get a King James Bibleso you can have some confidence.

April 2008





I used to do this with my daddy and I remember the neighbor boys making fun of me on the bus. Eh, I think the ridicule was more because he would ride me up and down the street like it was some cool ride.   

I still treasure the memories 16 years after his death, though. 

An Unequal Balance

"There just isn't enough hours in the day."

How many times have we heard this saying?  How many times have we thought or said this ourselves?
I feel quite convicted when I say or think this.  God has given me 24 hours in a day and it's up to me to use them wisely.  That is where the problem lays, for myself anyways. 
If I'm feeling like my walk with the Lord is slipping, I spend hours studying God's Word, looking through every Christian- Bible based book I have, sometimes researching certain topics online.  If I want my children to get the 100% top-notch education that they deserve, then I am spending much of my time researching and preparing on top of the time I am spending teaching them.  If I want a clean home, I neglect schooling and spent every waking hour running up and down the stairs, sweeping, mopping, dusting, folding, and picking up.  If I want to have a social life, my husband feels neglected because I am asking him to stay with the girls on the few evenings that he is actually home when we could be together as a family.
On top of all that, I just want to read.  Actually, I'd prefer to be laying in a lounge chair or hammock in 87* weather somewhere tropical while reading, if I were to get technical. 
I love to read anything Christian fiction- except mystery.  I hadn't read much of anything the past 2 years while trying to stay on top of pleasing the Lord, my husband and my family.  This summer, my sister passed down a book that I devoured.  It really wasn't the best book, a little predictable to say the least, but it served it's purpose.  After that I went to the library and found a book myself.  Since then, I can't stop reading.  The crazy thing is, all I am reading is Amish fiction.  I really don't know what my fascination is with the Amish. 
I love their simplistic lifestyles, not that I would ever want to go without today's modern technology, I love how their life is centered around God (although not from a salvation through grace standpoint), family and working hard.  That is my personal goal!  The result in all this reading has left us with no time for tv.  Other than a few shows like Andy Griffith, I Love Lucy, or Leave it to Beaver, there really isn't anything on tv worth watching. 
I left Emily home with her daddy one evening earlier this week and came home to her watching a movie.  I exploded- literally.  I handled it completely wrong, but I got my point across to both her and Jay-- TV BAD.  Never mind the fact that they had spent a chunk of the time I was gone playing a board game, I was upset that it was almost 9 pm and she needed a shower and to clean her room. 
I think all this goes along with the book Emily is appropriately reading The Great TV Turnoff by Beverly Lewis. 
So why do I feel like there isn't enough time in the day to get everything accomplished?  Because I want to neglect it all and READ!  Just thinking of a week in November when we are on a cruise ship sailing to the Western Caribbean, reading a good book on my private balcony with the sound of waves and smell of salt water is making me giddy.
Ach, back to reality. I must get back to the things at hand which at this moment is 7th and 4th grade grammar.