Power of Prayer............

I received this email from Aunt Carol last night. Many in our family have the privilege of knowing, dad coached him in baseball and he was one of the guys to honor dad a couple of weeks ago. I know the community of Holy Cross, Latonia, Covington, Taylor Mill and all of the other lives he has touched our sending all of their thoughts and prayers their way for a quick recovery.

This e-mail has nothing to do with the Class Reunion but something of far far greater importance. I would like to ask each of you to prayer for our class mate Clay Eifert. He called me last night to let me know he has level three melanoma. He will be operated on Wed 7/7. Up until then he will be have a serious of tests. I think all of you know Clay is a very special person and has accomplished so much during his career hat Holy Cross. He has always put the school and, more importantly, the students well ahead of his own needs. He is the reason for the school’s success and for many of the past students success. We need him there to help ensure present and future student and school success. But of even greater importance is we need him in our lives for a long time coming.

Please pray for him and his family until he has a full recovery. In addition. Please pass this on to anyone else for prayers of a full recovery. I did not send this last night as I wanted to make sure Clay was ok if I passed this along. At the moment it is very serious. I am sure we will know more after the surgery but the survival rate for the level he is currently diagnosed at, is 30% - 60%. We need to move the needle way up and with prayer, I know we can take it to 100% survival for Clay.

Thanks for your prayers for Clay

* For those of you who don't know Clay he is the tall guy next to Sean :)
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We as a family know the journey of cancer - it sucks and it seems inevitable that is what most people in our lives are going to have to go through. You would think with all of the money raised and collected there would be numerous cures out there.

Please pray for the Eiferts as they embark this journey. May God give them the strength and the hope they need to continue each day. Please be with them and protect over them and allow them to feel the power of prayers and the presence of God.

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all,

Psalm 121

I lift up my eyes to the hills—
from where will my help come?
My help comes from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
He who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD is your keeper;
the LORD is your shade at your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.

The LORD will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The LORD will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time on and forevermore.

Will turns 1!

little baby Will turned 1 this weekend. I know can you believe it. This year has flown by. It was a great party and Sean and Lisa did a great job, I will post pictures as soon as I can. It was a very hot weekend and it is suppose to be cool this week, thank goodness. Today starts Cary's and Brayden's Bewof - (birthday week of fun)..... Both boys birthday is Saturday. I don't know if I will do a whole week for Brayden like Jen and Bill do for Cary, but I will spoil him rotten, I know like he isn't already.

I wasn't there for his birthday last year - it was the weekend of saying our final goodbyes to dad. None of us left the house. These next two weeks are going to be really hard - some of us are already reliving it in our minds and even though it was a beautiful journey to experierence it was also heart - wrenching......

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Isaiah 41:10 NIV
So do not fear for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand


Miss and love you dad - so much!

Much love to all,

The joys of

potty training. It takes a lot of patience, alot. I am a believer in that when they are ready they are ready and they are willing to go and try. With Brayden I read all of the books and they said to start at age 2 and put him on the potty like every hour or so and he will get the hang of it. Well needless to say, I didn't have the time or did I want to spend my whole day in the bathroom, not my favorite room in the house. And it was always such a fight and he would play more than he would go. So I forgo the book and I knew when he was ready he would start using the big boy potty. And he did, but he was closer to 3 1/2 than 2! But it saved mommy's sanity.

And now it is Logan's turn. This week he decided he didn't want a diaper anymore, he wants the big boy pants and honestly he has done quite well. Of course he is saying he has to go every hour and he tinkles to say the least but he will go. And he always has to have two pieces of toilet paper one for each hand - it is a whole ritual and once again it is teaching me patience :)......

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Mom is thinking dad is haunting her. Within the last six months the house has begun to falling apart, first it was the furnace, then went the A/C and now she has pipes that are leaking. She keeps saying that he is up there laughing away like - Ha, Ha, look what I left you!..... Thankfully we can all help her out with our connections, it helps! Hang in there mom.... Hopefully today nothing will break :)

It was a beautiful night last night with the humidity down, I hope it stays that way. Have lots of outside plans this weekend - I hope everyone is having a great summer so far, it is hard to believe that June will be over soon - life is just flying by - needs to slow down a bit.

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."
Buddha
 
Have a great weekend everyone!
 
Miss and love you dad,
 
Much love to all 

Well, it's official

I am getting old. For the past 17 years every Wednesday my girlfriends from high school and some "boys" :) would get together have a few drinks, laugh and play some volleyball. We always had fun but at the same time always had a great team and even won the tournament a few times. But this year, wasn't our year. With one of the girls pregnant, with my knee that decides to pop out whenever and no I have not had it looked at - this year was ugly. And last night we realized that all of the teams have become younger than us, well most of them anyway and we have had our butts handed to us time and time again this year. For the first time in 17 years we did not make the tournament :( I know heartbreaking, right!

Oh well, right. So I am looking at the positive side. At least next week when we go down to watch, we will not be all sweaty and have sand everywhere stuck to us. We will be able to sit ring side with cold beer, some wings and I am sure great conversation.

We have officially become the old sucky team on the court! Ugh!

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Peaceful, genuine thankfulness
A difficult situation is challenging enough on its own. Don't make it worse by adding your own anxiety to it.
Instead, be peacefully and genuinely thankful. Whatever the circumstances are, choose to be thankful for the moment and for your opportunity to experience it.
Sincere, heartfelt thankfulness will calm your spirit and open your eyes to the positive possibilities. Instead of being intimidated by the challenges, you'll become inspired by the opportunities.
Be thankful for what has happened to bring you to where you are. After all, what has happened, has happened, and your best response is to find the value in it.
That value is most definitely there. By choosing to recognize it, you can make any moment, and any situation, into a powerful opportunity for making real progress.
When you feel anxiety creeping into your awareness, overwhelm it with peaceful, genuine thankfulness. And fill the moment with the power of your best possibilities.

Ralph Marston

Miss and love you dad.

Much love to all,

There is a way....

There's a way


When it's something you truly wish to do, there's a way to get it done. There's a way to cut through all the objections, obstacles and excuses, and to make it happen.
If you don't know how, then you can learn. If you can't find anyone to teach you, then you can figure out your own approach.
If you don't have time, examine and update your priorities. Remember why it's important to you, and keep remembering as you continue taking effective action.
If it seems way too overwhelming, start with just a tiny first step. If you're not progressing fast enough, use a little bit of innovation to leverage your efforts.
Achievement is one of life's greatest adventures. You owe it to yourself to enjoy as much of it as you possibly can.
Set yourself a meaningful goal and add some great new value to your world. Make the commitment to start right now, and you'll quickly find that there's a way.

-- Ralph Marston

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I know, I have been "quoting" alot but it is this great website that I had bookmarked from who knows when and it is just a positive website and sometimes one needs that positive energy. And besides I figured you don't need to hear my nonsense ramblings all the time :)...

It is going to be another hot day today - with more storms I am sure. At least we only have to do one watering a day instead of two. I hope everyone is doing well and staying cool. We are dealing with some sort of "bug" in our house - may just be allergies but Brayden hasn't been feeling well the last two days. So we will see what today brings us.

Enjoy the day and remember to make your goal/dreams happen.

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all!

A dear old friend...

passed away this past weekend. He was an elderly man that I use to work with. He was one of those people you just loved to be around, always full of stories and life. He was the sweetest man. We would do lunch every other month or so - I cherish those times. We were actually going to do lunch next month and I had just talked to him a couple of weeks ago. It is funny, how you think you have all the time in the world to have those lunches and then something happens.

He was a kind and considerate man and he always gave a gift to the pregnant ladies in the office, whether a rocking horse or something small - he always gave something. He retired a couple years back and I was gone from that company also but we still kept in touch. We had a great friendship and I will miss him dearly. But I know he lived an amazing life and he is home with God now.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

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Do not wait for tomorrow or next week - have the lunch now.

Miss and love you dad.

Much love to all!

Live in the moment

From where you are, with what you have, live this moment fully. Wishing for things to be perfect, or worrying that things will get worse, will rob you of the great value that already is.
Live now, without holding back and without hesitation. Go ahead, do what you've been meaning to do, and discover new ways to bring great value to life.
The past is already decided and the future is not yet available. Now is when you can savor the boundless richness in which you are immersed.
All is well, all is now, and all is open for you to experience. Life's exquisite beauty is yours the instant you appreciate it.
See the beauty, the wonder, and the rightness in the way things are. Generously express your joy, and feel the great fortune of your existence.
Your moment is now. Live the profound treasure that is.

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“Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Matthew 6:34

Always live for today, because tomorrow is not guaranteed!

Miss and love you dad.

Much love to all!

Where's my ball - Jert!

what a GREAT weekend - oh my goodness. Friday night took the boys to the zoo and it was fun, but so hot - oh my was it hot. But we managed to make it thru. Yesterday was Olivia's golf outing. We had a rain delay in the morning for about an hour and half. Thank goodness for the beer being ready :).... We started golfing and Amy and I rode together and Jeremy and mom rode together. I have never laughed so hard in a long time. Between Amy always, always asking Jeremy where her ball was, Jeremy was suppose to always pick it up for her I suppose and just us girls golfing and Jeremy getting aggravated - it was just a fun day. But it was so Hot - oh my goodness.

We met Harold our starter. He was a very nice older gentleman that was so full of stories and was just living life. He was a flirt, but Amy said all older men are :)... Today we went swimming and I am getting ready to head over to mom's house. With Steve and I both losing our fathers, it is kind of just like another day, except with a HUGE void in your life - I miss dad so much - it stinks him not being here. The boys and him always went golfing with him on Father's day morning and then we always had dinner at mom and dad's - just not the same without him here...

Here are some of my favorite pictures over the weekend. I have become a camera happy person - never be enough pictures that can be taken on our journey we called life. I hope everyone had a great weekend - and stayed cool. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all of the father's out there - may you be blessed with much love and happiness, lot of golf games and beer! Cheers to you all. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT JOY!

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, UNCLE MIKE!!!


I hope Chase shares his birthday cake with you today :)

Happy 2nd Birthday Chase - I hope you have a great birthday and I hope Grandpa shares with you on your special day..................

It's gonna be a hot one!

yep this weekend and the week after that is suppose to be miserable. The humidity is back and it is suppose to be hot and I'll be outside all weekend, I am sure. Tonight I am taking the boys to the zoo. My work was invited for an after party because of who we lease our building from, so the boys are excited to go up - they love the zoo!

Tomorrow is golf day - yeah!. Olivia's dance studio is having their first golf outing. Mom, Amy, Myself and Jeremy have a foursome - Poor Jeremy playing with all of us girls. I hope he doesn't expect to win and good thing they are serving beer :)..... Since we tee off in the morning hopefully the heat will not have set in yet, but I doubt it. I have not golfed since last year - I love to golf, it is just finding the time and the money - it can be a pricey hobby, but I would love to do it more. Jenny and Bill are working in it, so they will be there too, probably waiting in the clubhouse for our drunken cart to arrive. Did I forget to mention draft beer, that is mom's favorite! But we will behave ourselves - we always do :)

Sunday is Father's Day :(..... not sure yet what the plans are but I am sure it involves tears, beers and food - so we will see. Ah dad, I miss, we miss you SO MUCH! Just a big void in our life right now......

I hope everyone stays cool whether it is sitting in the AC or out by a pool somewhere, stay hydrated and safe.

Happy Friday!!!!

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all,

My boys.....

the loves of my life, I can go on and on about them and bore you with endless stories but I won't. Logan my two year old just this past week seems so grown up. In making dinner the other night he was sitting on the counter and watching me. I told him he could stay up there as long as he didn't touch anything. I had my back to him and I hear the water being turned on, I said Logan do not touch anything, turn the water off please. I look at him and he has this smug little face and he says But mom, I didn't do anything!

If he weren't so cute and had the big cheeks I would have put him down, but he was so funny and this went on for like a half hour. He is at that stage where it is "Me do" and that tacks on an extra 15minutes easy for any chore that has to be done. Whether it is getting him water, doing the laundry, putting ketchup on his plate, getting dressed etc..... The life and stubborness of a two year old.

Brayden is turning into such a young man. I know he is only 6 soon to be 7 but he is growing up so quickly. When I took them to Kings Island the other day Brayden was being so nice to Logan and he even helped him in and out of a ride - it made me cry. I am like where has the time gone, where have my little babies gone. And it is heart warming to see them treat each other so nicely, now mind you this does not happen all of the time. Logan wants to do everything Brayden does, Brayden wants to be on his own sometime and play with his friends. Kind of like when Olivia is around. Logan wants to do want Brayden does, Brayden wants to do what Olivia does and Olivia just wants to be with her friends - never ending cycle :)

So hang onto those funny moments throughout the day, cherish each moment because they are not babies for long and before long they will not need mommy :(.........

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all!

The wait is over. This moment is here and it is time to live.
Whatever could have been or should have been, doesn't matter. This moment is here and now for you to live.
Live it fully and richly, as if this is the only time there has ever been and the only time that will ever be. This is not a time for regret or blame or putting off until later.
This is your time to live. Feel how exquisitely amazing it is to be, and give the best of yourself to right now.
This moment you can stop giving energy to your limitations. Give your energy to joy and creation and authentic expression.
The most important time in your life is here right now.
Live it like it really matters, because it absolutely does.


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Live for today because tomorrow is not guaranteed to be here. We can't change the past we can only live for today and the future. Do not let life pass you by. Life is amazing and beautiful, you just need to choose to live it - it is our gift from God, do not waste a day of it.

Exactly what

Once you know exactly what you desire, you have a way to get there. Once you define the objective clearly and with precision, the path begins to appear.

Then it's just a matter of taking the necessary actions. And you're fully capable of that.

The big question is, are you willing? When the purpose has real meaning to you, then you are indeed willing to do what must be done to reach it.

Dig deep, past the things you don't know why you want. Be brutally honest with yourself, and find what it is that you truly desire.

Allow your authentic purpose to be your source of energy. It's a source that will never run dry.
Yes you can, when you know what it is. Yes you can, when you truly know why.


-- Ralph Marston
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Whew, what a storm last night - I normally love storms like that, but this one had me a little worried. Our tornado siren went off and that has never gone off before, but like any storm it passed by. Kind of like when you have a storm hit you in life - you worry and panic and before you know it the storm has passed by. Leaving it a path of destruction I am sure like any storm, but all you can do is pick up the pieces and go after what you want.

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all!

Girls Weekend

I know it is a bit early but we are planning another girls weekend to Gatlinburg in October. We are   looking at the second weekend in October. We would love for more people to join us so if anyone is interested please let myself or mom know. We just want to get an idea of how big of a "party" house we need to get :) LOL....

What a beautiful morning it is. With the clouds and the sun peeping out - it is a hot one but still nonetheless, it is a great morning. It is funny, with Brayden done with school I have an extra hour in the morning - instead of choosing to work out I have been choosing to sleep - which isn't good. I need to start doing something, the problem is - I like to eat and I like to have my beer :) ...... there is always tomorrow right LOL

I hope everyone has a great Monday and is blessed with God's love and presence in your life today.

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all!

Long day....

and long weekend. With the rain on Saturday we had no yard sale and no festival. I guess we could have gone to the festival but it was so muggy and hot and I knew where the rides were that it would be nothing but a big mud pit. So I just went to Olivia's dance recital and she did FANTASTIC and so did Brooke, Tonya's little girl. It is fun to watch them now since they are older and they have moves now :)

Today headed up to Kings Island, it was nice until the sun came out and then it was so hot. We didn't stay too long - headed home and ran some errands and then to mom's we went. We were all there to celebrate Casey's birthday - it was on June 5th - he turned 19! Can you believe it? It makes me feel old because he was born in San Diego on my high school graduation night - he is making it easy for me to remember how many years I have been out which I really do not care to remember LOL

I hope everyone had a great weekend. The weather this week is suppose to be so hot and muggy - I hope everyone has AC or a place they can cool down - ugh - it is going to be awful.

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all!

It figures....

it is Friday and we have a lot to do outside this weekend and the forecast is calling for rain all weekend. Yuck! Tonight have family in town to go visit, tomorrow morning was a yard sale that Brayden worked hard on cleaning up his play room to sell items, mostly those annoying Happy Meal toys etc.... He was excited because I told him whatever he sold he can keep the money - he is under the assumption he is going to make enough money to go to Disneyworld. :) - If it was only that easy we would be having yard sales everyday!

I was going to take the boys to the Orphanage Festival tomorrow night, that is always a nice one for the kids and they have great fireworks and it is for a great cause, so hopefully the rain holds off but it doesn't look like it is going to - that will be one big mud pit. But first I have to go and watch Olivia's recital. She is in a lot of dances this year because she is on the dance team. She has worked really hard and gave up a lot to be on this team - I can't wait to see her! Good luck Olivia :)

Steve's Aunt Judy's store - well, not a store she owns but she is the manager at is having their Open House this weekend. It is called "Parent-Teacher" Store and it is out off Turfway right next to Remke's. It is geared towards home school parents but they will also have educational books that you can pick up for any age. I love to get those books for Brayden in the summer so he keeps up and doesn't fall behind. So I am wishing her much luck and tell her we love her and I'll bring the boys out sometime this weekend - Good Luck!

Speaking of Brayden falling behind, this child of mine, he is on a reading spree. I signed him up for the reading program at the library and every five books you read you get a small prize or a raffle ticket to win a bike. He is on book #20 and he is going to the library today with mom. I tease him all of the time that he acts like mom. She would always have four or five books laying around - she starts one, may not be in the mood for that one, so she'll start another one, and then she goes back to the first one - she loves to read! I do too it is just finding the time to do it.

I hope everyone is able to stay dry this weekend and enjoy some family time. Don't sit back and let life pass you by - continue to strive to get what you want and enjoy life! You never know what tomorrow may bring.

Miss and love you dad.

Much love to all,

Forgive and forget or..........

forgive and always remember. Tricky isn't it. Forgiveness is a hard thing to do in life. It is hard to ask for it and it is hard to give it. Especially to people who have hurt you. You may say you forgive and you forget, but you never do. I bring this up because last night I was at Dickmann's for volleyball and there was a benefit going on for that young kid from Scott High School that was beaten to death outside of a bar couple of weeks ago. My friends and I were talking how as parents do you forgive someone who has beat your child to death, how as people do you forgive people that cause you pain and heartache.

It was a very interesting conversation. We all know as Christians we are suppose to forgive because that is what God tells us to do.

Matthew 6:14-15
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

But do we have to forget? Will the pain go away completely? Who knows but we know we must forgive to please God. Forgiving someone is letting go of all that pain and hurt, it is letting go of those thoughts of vengefulness, it is letting go and allowing God to take care of it. It is trusting him to cause that "pain" to those people who hurt you or your family.

Romans 12:19
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

That is so difficult to do. Because I am sure those parents and any of us who have been hurt want nothing more than to see a person pay, to see them hurt as much as you, but to be true followers of Christ, we must learn to forgive and put all of it behind us. I know easier said than done. No one says forgiveness happens overnight - it may take months or years and years, but one day those parents will be able to wake up and say I forgive them, because I know my son is okay and I know the ones who caused harm will have their justice one day. It is something we all strive for each and every day to forgive people and some to even ask for forgiveness. And if you do forgive it doesn't necessarily mean that you have to allow those people who hurt you back in your life. It is just allowing you to let go of the anger, the hurt, and all of those feelings that are holding you down, that are not allowing you to live your life.

The parents may some day be able to forgive those who took their child away but they will never forget.

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HAPPY BELATED B-DAY TO UNCLE TOM - I hope you had a wonderful day. Hugs and Kisses XXOOXX

Choices

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11

We all make choices in our lives: some bad, some good, some we regret and some, we would do all over again. Take a look at your life today at this very moment, whether you are stressed out, whether you are happy or sad, whether you have lost a friend, whether you ate chicken instead of beef for dinner, it is all choices that we make/had made. Yes, God knows the plans and he leads us to the path. But the ultimate decision of what path to take comes down to us and what we decide to do about it at that moment.

Point is life is about choices that we make, Our choices get us where we are today, and you make tons of choices a day - choices define us - they make who we are and who we become. Make the right choice for you today - make the choice that you feel God has planned for you - choose the right path and have no regrets.

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all,

The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.

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The Notebook was on this past weekend and that is one of my favorite quotes of all time. Kind of ironic that the movie was on since I was just talking about it. Weather is a lot cooler which is wonderful, I love it. It is good for Brayden too since he is in soccer camp all week. We just found out this past weekend a friend of Brayden's from indoor soccer had a stroke - the little boy is 6! Can you believe it? It was a full blown stroke and now he has to relearn how to walk and talk and everything all over again. He was find one minute playing lazer tag and the next minute they found him laying on the ground not moving.

It makes you wonder why God does things the way he does them? But it also puts life in perspective and makes you realize how short life really is - need to live each day like it is your last day because you never know what the plan is - only God knows. So find that love that awakens your soul and reach for more - live each day of your life to the fullest and do not let life pass you by.

Miss and love you dad!

Much love to all,

Beautiful Weekend

sorry for not posting last night or this morning but the blogsite was down and I wasn't able to. But what a crazy weekend - think I need a break :)....

Went to St. Anthony's festival on Saturday night and met Sean, Jeremy and mom down there along with tons of people we knew. It is funny how going to grade school you think the place is so big, but when you go back, you seem like such a giant - it is crazy, but we had so much fun and of course brought home a bag full of "fun" festival prizes.

Sunday was Hut A/C day at Florence Freedom - what a great way to honor dad and all of the other members that they will be honoring. They made shirts for us with our names on the back and the kids had been wearing BT on their sleeves all year. We got to walk on the field and Jen said she felt famous, it was her time to shine :).... It was really neat in that the three men who gave us the plague were men that dad had coached for years and now they are coaches themselves. Jason actually we have known since he was a tiny baby and then Clay and Pat knew us when we were all little :)... They kept teasing Sean since he was going to throw out the first pitch that they would move the rubber up so he didn't have to throw from the real pitchers mound but he did and Jeremy caught it - Clay's team was playing the next game and he told us that as he was down on his knee talking to his players he was telling them about dad and that this game was for him.

It was neat in that the two teams lined up on either side of us while we were in the middle, and when we were done, they went up to mom and shook her hand and said "Thank You". One of the kids on the team that was about to play mom knew from school. One day she was talking to him and she found out he had played for the Hut. And she asked him if they were wearing a patch on their sleeve with a BT on it. The kid said yes, and mom asked him if he knew what it was for. He said he didn't know it was some old guy that just died and it was to honor him he thought :) LOL - What a funny story.

I took a video and I will try to get it uploaded this week, but here is what they said about dad - it was such a beautiful day - thank you to the Hut A/C for doing it, to Jason, Clay, and Pat. Thank you to Aunt Carol and Uncle Mike, Tonya and Sue for coming - it meant a lot to each of us to have you participate in what dad would have loved. Great baseball games, cold beer and family and friends!

Here is a synopsis of what was said:

Hut A/C was formed in 1968 after Holy Cross Vets stopped operation. The men who coached the Vet's teams wanted to make sure their teams still had a place to play. After meeting at the Huntington Hut for a few months, the Hut Athletic Club was born.

Bill Timmerding was one of the original coaches and founding fathers of our organization. Bill coached three teams starting at the age of 7 and finishing with the boys when they were 15. He also helped developed the first softball teams in the organization. Combined that is 30 years of involvement in the lives of over 60 young men. Teaching not only the fundamentals of baseball but also how to grow up to be responsible adults, to always give back to your community. All three teams had their share of winning between regular season and city tournaments. Each team has produced future coaches for Hut A/C. Bill's leadership and dedication to our organization not just on the field but with fundraisers, caring for his team have helped the Hut grow from 8 teams to our current 24 teams this year. The Hut A/C would like to express the gratitude and appreciation to the Timmerding family........

It goes on but I am sure you are all bored with it. I will put the video up sometime this week and you can hear it. Dad loved coaching baseball and he loved the Hut A/C - all five of us spent our childhood and early teens, even as adults on those baseball/softball fields. We grew to love the sport and hope we are able to be examples of dad by giving back to our community.

Thank you dad - Miss and love you -

Much love to all,

I heard most of these at one time or another as we were growing up.....


My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
" Because I said so, that's why."

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC .
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

7. My mother taught me IRONY.
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about.."

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS .
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

10. My mother taught me about STAMINA ..
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.."

14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION .
Stop acting like your father!"
15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
"Just wait until we get home."

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING .
"You are going to get it when you get home!"

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

19. My mother taught me ESP.
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

20. My mother taught me HUMOR.
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT .
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
"You're just like your father."
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

And my favorite:

My mother taught me about JUSTICE .
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you  

Today is the day

Brayden says to me mom, I want to go ahead and go to bed, I said Okay, if you want you can. He says I do, I can't wait to get tomorrow over with - it was 7:30 :).... today is his last day of school he is super excited and I know him and all of the kids can't wait to just play, play, play.

Big weekend with happy hours, festivals and ended it with dinner and a baseball game at Florence Freedom. I just hope the weather cooperates. A lot to do, a lot to do.

Be like Brayden and all of the other kids, find some excitement in your day - try to have no worries for an hour or so and just be a kid again - nothing freeer and more exciting than to just let go of everything, all of the stress, all of the pain and hurt, all of the sadness, all of the worrying you may do and just be present in the moment and enjoy life - even if it is just for a brief second.....

I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoy your family and friends. And thank God for every moment you have.

Much love to all,

What a perfect

day to lay in bed all day - stay in your PJ's,  watch a movie with a loved one (of course a chick flic!), read a book, nap, or even watch Spongebob with your two favorite men - what I wouldn't do to be able to do that today. I am so tired. Had a late vball game last night and it was hot, very muggy.

Jeremy went to the Hut A/C meeting last night and this is what we found out. Sunday it is Hut A/C day at Freedom Florence. It is $3 per person to get in. It is an "Appreciation Award" that will be given to mom in recognition of dad's involvement in the Hut. They do not have a hall of fame (at least not yet), but each year they will be "Appreciating" the older generation for all of their involvement in the organization. And there were many great men who was so involved with the Hut and molded many kid's lives. I think it is a great way to show respect and acknowledge all the hard work all involved have done.

It is going to happen before the 6:15 game, so around 6:00ish - and one of us gets to throw out the first pitch. This is what we know so far, if anything changes or is different, I will let everyone know - when Jeremy was telling me last night he had already had a few so he may have messed things up :)

I hope everyone's day goes great - I hope you are one of the lucky ones who can stay in your pj's all day, and read a nice book ,watch Spongebob with your child or maybe "The Notebook" will be on and you can have a good cry. LOL

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all!

"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” Audrey Hepburn

What an amazing quote! I found that this morning in my email - it speaks alot about a person who isn't vain and doesn't think the world is all about them, that there is a whole picture out there and if we were only kind to our neighbors, or a passerby, if we only give those who have no chances left, a chance, and if we can look past the outer person and look deep inside a person, you may just find a new friend.

I know some people that all they do is whine, whine, poor pitiful me - I don't have this, I don't have that, I wish things could be different and yet they do not realize they have the whole world at their feet. They have much more than anyone could imagine, and they will never truly understand how lucky they really are until it is all gone and that is a shame. Instead of playing the poor me card I wish they would wake up and use it all to their advantage. But that is another tangent for another day :)

Sunday June 4th at Florence Freedom, found out a little bit more info. The presentation is going to be around 6:00 - one of us is going to throw out the first pitch, which should be one of us girls, we always had a better throwing arm than the boys :).... and then they will do the presentation of a plaque of some sorts. But the evening is when the older kids are playing so it is suppose to be nice on Sunday and if you have nothing to do and would love to come and support dad - please do. I know we will all be there - Sunday dinner this week at the ballpark - yeah!!!

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all!

Can you feel it?

it is almost summer break! I never seen Brayden be so excited about school and move so fast all year. He knows it is play week and he will not be doing much. Grinning from ear to ear. Remember when you use to get summer breaks. I remember as a kid being outside from sun up to sun down. Playing tag, kick the can, baseball/basketball, swimming, whatever it was it had to be outside. If the sun was shining we had to be outside, mom didn't give us a choice:)

It would be nice if we had a summer break. As much as I like my job, it would be nice to be that kid again and have no worries and just enjoy life. Since we can't take off months at a time just remember to stop and enjoy life, even if it is only for an hour. Spending all the time working is not a fun way to live and before you know it - life has passed you by.

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all!