This is the day that the Lord has made!!!

I am thankful to be able to say that every day! I am thankful for the blessings God so freely gives us and for every little detail (good and bad) in my day that make them exciting :D That may sound funny, to be thankful for the bad things in my day...and believe me, at the time I'm probably not cheerful for the negative things, but in retrospect I can always see that they were opportunites for growth and for that I'm thankful. I know that patience is a virtue that I certainly struggle with and I do pray for more patience. I know that is why God gives me opportunities to practice my patience ;)

Well, we've had TWO soccer matches since I've posted last. They won on Monday and then on Tuesday they had a bit of a struggle. My wonderful Mom came with me to the game on Tuesday. She even brought neat camping chairs for us to sit in! It was fun to get to share the game with her. I think this was her FIRST soccer game ever ;) I love how she always takes an interest in things that I care about.
I don't know if the team was just worn out from their game on Monday or what, but they lost on Tuesday. They were really pushing hard in the second half to come back. Playing their hearts out! I was glad that they weren't too disappointed or down on themselves. They can still win the championship next week. Kenny was encouraging them "keep your heads up". They worked hard in practice on Wednesday and re-worked some of their plays to use against that team in the finals.