It has been awhile....

Hello everyone, sorry it has been so long since my last update! I always think about updating, but then realize I don't have a whole lot going on.  I do love that it is finally getting warmer, we still have days where it is cold or wake up with snow on the ground.  But I am ok with that because it goes away pretty quick.

Both of my nephews have started playing baseball this spring and they are really enjoying that.  Kolby went straight to coach pitch and is doing pretty good.  He is probably the smallest on the team, but he sure can hit it hard.  His team has not lost all year and they beat everyone by at least 25 or more, its crazy.  Benton is playing tee ball and loves it.  I have not been able to see him play, but hear can hit the ball hard.   They both are getting so big and I love being able to see them all the time.  Brynlee and Baylor are still dancing and go to nationals in June.  I have gone to 2 competitions this year and they always do great! Both of them just smile and really can dance good! Laney has not gotten into dance or anything yet, but she wants to learn how to play basketball.  So of course Aunt Danielle is gonna try and teach her this summer!! I am looking forward to that and to see if she really enjoys it!! All 5 of them are soo cute and I love them so much and enjoy being around them!! And my friend HollyPs little boy Maddox is like another nephew to me and he is getting soo big and talkative!! The kids just love being with Maddox.

For an update on me, I went to Vegas at the beginning of April and got kidney stones the first night I was there.  I had to go to the hospital for about 2 hours and yes I rode in an ambulance there!  I had to take the public bus back to the hotel at about 7 am Monday morning! It was a long week and had many nights of pain, but I think I ended up passing them the night I got back home! Kidney stones are sooo painful and I do not want to experience them again! Other then that Vegas was a lot of fun and relaxing. It was good just to get away for a couple of days!!

So, I am officially going to Ghana, Africa this summer!!!!! I bought by ticket last week and I can not wait! I will be going June 28th-July 7th! I am going with a non-profit organization called Mercy Project. You can go to Mercyproject.net and see what it is all about.  So now I just have to get my shots and visa ready to go.  Please pray for that trip and that we will bless the kids and people we come in contact with while we are there.

Well, that is about all that is going on in my life! I will try and update more often.  Oh yea, I am just waiting for my good friend HollyP to have her little girl soon, Miss Addison Grace Packer!! She is due June 6th!! Cant wait!!!

Here are some pics of the kids!

Me and Benton at the girls dance

B and Baylor and me after dance

Kolby catching just like Daddy

Me and the girls at Baylors 6th bday party

All of us with are cool rockstar sunglasses

So over the snow...

Hello, sorry it has been a long time since I updated my blog.  Not a lot has been going on just coaching still and that is almost over.  Only about 2 weeks left then I do not know what I will do with all my free time.  Basketball has been rough this year, I really enjoy my girls and have a lot of fun with them but I only have 5 on my team now.  A lot of them have quit for some crazy reasons, but you know if they don't want to play and be committed  I don't them on my team.  So, I have gone through a lot of ups and downs with them. But mostly if I can be more of a mentor than a coach to them I am happy!

So once basketball is over, I am not sure what I am going to do. I have been thinking a lot about different things I could do. I feel like I should know and have my career planned out for me but I don't. I am looking forward to having a little bit of free time but I don't know how long I can go without doing anything.  So I will keep everyone updated.

Other than basketball nothing is going on, I just keep getting stronger everyday.  My friend HollyP found me a song by Sara Evans called A Little Bit Stronger and I have been listening to that a lot.  It is by far my new favorite song, for now at least. HA!!! I just keep praying and following my heart! God has a plan and I just need to keep on following it!!

Oh ya, I am so over the snow and winter! I am soooo ready for it to be warm so I can wear dresses and shorts and flip flops.  It has been soooo cold this week!! Stay warm everyone!!!

New Year equals New Start..

Happy New Year!! I can't believe its already a new year, where did last year go.  Last year had a lot of ups and downs.  But you know everyone has to go through good and bad times to learn and move forward. I look back at the year and realize God has a plan for everything and sometimes it is hard to think that, but he does. And we should never doubt that. Yes my heart tells me something different then my head but I have to know God is there!

Also, in 2010 my friends and family were a huge support in my life. I got closer with them and they were always there for me.  Probably the biggest things that happened last year was going to Hungary with the church in July for a week and seeing how God works in other countries. Going to Hungary opened my eyes to a lot of new things.  Also, being the maid of honor in my best friends wedding. I had a great time there and was glad I got to spend that day with her. And then losing my best friend and the person I cared about a lot in my life. Life is getting better at times, I do have my days where I feel like it won't but I know I need to turn to God when that happens.  I know he has a my life planned out and I can't control that, sometimes I want too and have tried.  Everything happens for a reason and this will make me a stronger person and I know I have to Follow my Heart!  And I have lived by the quote since college. And who knows maybe one day we will be back together but I know I have to live my life and make myself happy!

I can't wait to see what 2011 will be bring to my life and my friends and family!!! Thank you so much to my friends for being there for me in the good times and bad!!!

Happy New Year!!! Check back to see what this year will bring!