We had a grand ol' time!

I am so incredibly blessed!

I have spent the day with this dumb grin on my face, and this time it isn’t because I’m plotting something. (Yea, I do that occasionally)

I have been much more purposeful in my time with God lately. I started by allotting a half hour in the morning, after Tim left for work, for bible reading, journaling, and prayer. The past week or two, I have spent around 1-1/2 hours each day. I don’t plan it… it just works out that way.

Some time ago, I would have insisted that I did NOT have that kind of ‘extra’ time every day. But now I am calmer and seem to be getting more done. This past week was absolutely crazy with meetings, doctor appointments, and events. I really thought I’d be half insane by this time, but here I am with this sense of peace that passes all understanding!

I have been praying for God to help me be a better friend- Today I sit back and I’m in awe of the wonderful friends that I have, and have been spending time with!

I’ve been praying for peace during a very uncertain time of employment for Tim. Things have become more & more uncertain, but I am very calm.

While I prayed about how “clean my refrigerator” is, I’ve been taking a harder look at myself, and I see changes. I still have a looooooonnnnnggggg way to go, but I feel I’m heading in the right direction.

Now, of course, there is another reason for this grin-

I had one of the most wonderful nights of my life last night.

We were blessed with the opportunity to go to the Home Opener of the Cavaliers last night. We were part of a group that went with our church,Cuyahoga Valley Church, and included the kids being able to go on the court before the game & shoot hoops. Our names were put in a drawing for a chance to “high five” the Cavs players as they entered the court after half time.

We got into the arena a little after 3:00 and walked down to the court and sat down. They started by telling us what was going to happen. and then they asked some Cavs trivia. Timmy answered the very first question and won a t-shirt! Then the kids got to go out on the court. They took turns throwing from the free-throw line, then they did drills. The kids had a blast, and I got some great pictures. (We were allowed to go just about anywhere we wanted around the court area.)

A couple hours later, we walked off the court and went into the concourse. They had all kinds of ‘goings-on’ out there- the kids made signs to hold up during the game, they got candy galore, other assorted thingys, I got a blanket and Tim got a t-shirt. I was with a great friend of mine. A few of our kiddos got their hair sprayed with Cavs colors. There was also the opportunity to have our faces painted. We pressured my friend’s husband to have his head painted like a basketball! (There’s no hair there to mess things up.)

While we were talking, some young ladies walked up to us and asked if any of our children were involved in the “High 5” group. I said yes, and luckily they asked if ALL the kids were. As soon as we said “no”, they handed us flyers for the “Cavs Kids” group. Our other kiddos got to down on the court again, but this time while the players were warming up! There were only about 20 kids picked for this!! Each of the kids got a t-shirt, a press pass, and a disposable camera to take pictures of the players! Then, they picked 5 kids from this group, and the players handed them basketballs to keep!!!! (We didn’t make that group.)

Oh yea, as soon as we were sitting down inside to watch our yunguns, my friend looked at the Jumbo-tron and yelled. There was her Hubby on the screen! He was being interviewed while he head was being pained like a big orange basketball!!!!!

After that, we headed for food (which was included in our ticket price) and then for our seats. We had quite a walk…… LOL

The game was going great, with the Cavs trouncing the Bobcats. With 5 minutes to go in the first half, Timmy met with his group to get ready for his brush with fame. I got his picture when he had his hand up to meet that of LeBron James.

As my friend said:

Purchasing a ticket for your son to the home opener: $25.00
Buying him a Cavs sweatshirt: $30.00
Seeing the look on his face while high fiving Lebron James at the end of half-time: PRICELESS

We ended up winning 96-79. Perfect!