Special Olympics!!

The Results are in:

Jade (Tennis Ball Throw)-2nd place
He focused so hard and threw so well! I was his one-on-one coach and loved every minute of it!

Ryan (Wheelchair Race)-3rd place
I got to time his race, and so he saw me cheering the whole time! He was adorable & so excited!

Rob (Wheelchair Race)-4th
So sad! His wheel caught on to this rubber stuff on the track and he got stuck. But he kept a huge smile on his face and I couldn't have been more proud of his great attitude.

Davy (Tennis Ball Throw)-1st place
So Davy is blind and deaf, and he also happened to have allergies the day of Olympics and so the nurses gave him a lot of meds. He was completely out of it!!!! It was so hilarious! I spent 20 minutes shaking him and patting his face, and he wouldn't budge. So I wheel him up to the place he is supposed to throw and I set the ball in his hand, and it was like a catapult with me pushing it. Everyone was laughing because he wouldn't wake up, and he ended up getting 1st :) It was so funny! He loved playing with his medal after!

O boy!! Special Olympics were the best!! I got to be an official coach, and everything :) It was awesome to see my boys get so excited, and do their best. I felt so proud.

Something else that was just simply amazing was that, my mom and dad came to support them! THEY LOVED THAT!!! Now keep in mind it was a bazillion degrees, and my mom was dying, but she didn't complain and she stayed the whole time. I was so happy and grateful they supported the guys.

p.s. Rob and my dad are pretty much BFF's now, and it is adorable :)

something much bigger than me

I love the moments in life when you feel connected to something so much bigger.

Ah, Family. :)
I had the amazing chance to put on a dress of my grandma's mother's dress. So its my great-grandmother's dress that she wore to my grandma's wedding. Gorgeous. Seriously. Great-grandma had this dress custom made for her and she was very short...I hear she was like 5'0"....so you can already tell that odds were against this dress fitting me.

I have never worn a dress that fit more perfectly. Ever. As soon as I zipped it up tears were flowing down my cheeks. I felt like I was a part of something. I could feel my great gramma's spirit all around me.

It was just awesome! My gramma Patti gave the dress to me, and said gramma and grandpa Epperson were dancing because I fit in the dress! :) It was so generous.

I just love feeling like I am a part of something important. Somehow I feel connected to the past through this dress. I love that.

I wonder if there will be anything of mine that my great-granddaughters will cherish...what a weird thing to think about!

Well, I love my family. A lot. I am so grateful I could be a member of our awesome Family Tree, I feel pretty lucky :)

angels

So I am new to this blogging business.
I get confused on what I'm supposed
to write, but then I feel left out that
I'm not a part of the craze.

I can't compete with my creative
cousin, who is also super adorable, but
I will be me :)

I went swimming with the people I take care of, lets say Sam and Stu. Its amazing how much attention two sweet

kids can get from the whole rec center. Eyes were staring. Completley fixed on them. Did they think we didn't notice?
Everytime we exchanged words or moved,
the whole room was
fixed
on Sam, Stu,
and me.

Some talents lie in baking, or cleaning, others in singing.
I wish more were able to see people for the way they
are. The way our Father sees each of us.

Able to love, and accept.
Love everyone, even if
they hunch over when walking,
or can't even move.
Even if they are making
weird grunts, or
can't control their movement.
If they can't communicate
the way we "normal" people do.
They should be loved and accepted even more then "the normal joe" you pass on the street.
There is a light and spirit stronger in each one of them that we could only hope to have one day.

I'm kinda passionate about this :)

Anyways,
I'm grateful that Sam and Stu
don't judge those that stare,
make mean comments,
or don't understand.
They automatically love and accept Everyone.

I'm grateful Ryan, Jade, David, Rob, Sam, and Stu are all a huge part of my life.

If you want an instant smile Or you need a reminder of how lucky You are Just tell me, Come visit any one of them, and you won't regret it.
I have the 2 best jobs in the world.