Some Day My Prince Will Come...

He's here!

Prayer

I think I have blogged about how much we love Young Life before and also about how much we love the Scarborough family. Well, somehow I am still on the Young Life listserv from college, and I loved these thoughts from Bart today... enjoy!

you've heard me say part of this quote many times...but, here it is in it's entirety. i'm rereading oswald's biography (abandoned to God) ...which is amazing...a must read.

anyway, here is the quote:

"The purpose of prayer, in Chamber's mind, was to get into step with God, not to manipulate or coerce Him into blessing personal plans. He told his theology students in Cincinnati, 'Prayer is not the preparation for work, it is work. Prayer is not a preparation for the battle, it is that battle. Prayer is two-fold: definite asking and definite waiting to receive.'" p.110

isn't this great! asking and waiting to hear...quick to listen, if you will. then, quick to obey!

i also love the intro to the quote itself...purpose of prayer is getting in step with what He is up to!

Pictures from the Weekend

FPD came in second place in the state soccer championship this weekend.

David played great, and we enjoyed being all together

(minus Mom, who was greatly missed)!

Here are some pictures from the weekend...The Fam before kickoff (is it called a kickoff in soccer???)

The four of us (Caroline was outraged that somehow she has become the shortest)

I love this picture of me and Dave

Group shot (Dad, C-line, Dave, Suz, Willie D, SpringDawg)

We are faking a candle blowout for the picture... can you tell?

In front are Dave and his girlfriend Jenny. I just noticed Will's funny face in this one... ha!

What a day!

Happy Birthday, Mom and Will!

This is actually an old picture from our rehearsal dinner (David, right, has changed the most!), but I wanted to include Will (left, who seems a little camera shy when I look through the pictures on my computer) and Mom (middle, in Japan through the end of the week).

They share a birthday, and we wish them both a very happy birthday!

You are loved!

The rivalry never dies...

I hate Stratford... probably more today than ever. I will stop typing now, as I might say something I later regret.

Darnell Pride

I wanted to give a shout-out today to my brother David (far right). He scored the winning penalty kick last night to put FPD in the state championship game on Saturday. Go David! Go Vikings! We'll see you on Saturday!


Here's an article about the game from The Macon Telegraph this morning...

Friday, Oct. 24, 2008

Vikings edge Cavaliers in penalty kick thriller
By John Kosater - sports@macon.com

FPD sophomore goalkeeper Bryant Allen had seen it before.
Last week, his team was in the same situation, battling to a tie with Westminster after regulation and two overtimes, and the game was decided on penalty kicks. Although the Vikings won the game, Allen had not stopped a shot.
Against Mount de Sales on Thursday night, Allen fared much better, blocking two crucial shots to key the Vikings to a 7-6 thrilling penalty kick win over the Cavaliers following a scoreless draw in regulation to advance to the GISA Class AAA championship game.
Allen's first block on a Matthew Miller shot came when all the Cavaliers (14-3-2) needed was a goal to end the game. His second came four shots later, this time stopping a Paolo Cavaliere shot. Teammate David Darnell ended the match, beating Mount de Sales goalkeeper John Kot to the right corner to avenge two previous losses to the Cavaliers this year.
"They are the ones who battled the whole game and kept us in it," Allen said of his teammates. "We had given up four goals both times we played them, and to shut them out is a credit to our whole team. I just guessed right on two penalty kicks. My team gave me all the motivation I needed."
FPD head coach Joshua Trieste thought his team's defensive performance, led by Brandon Smith, Drew Owens, Jared Williams, Mark Scott and of course Allen, was the difference in the game.
"We changed a few things a few games ago and got a bit more defensive minded," Trieste said. "We were giving up three and four goals when we lost, and I thought we needed to focus a little more in not giving up so many goals.
"So far it has worked out well. I told our team at the beginning of the year we had a lot of things we could accomplish this year, and we have reached one of our goals. I just don't want this game to be the pinnacle of our season."
Mount de Sales head coach Iain Jones credited the defense of FPD (20-3).
"The defensive change bothered us a little, but I still think we had our chances to score," Jones said. "We had our opportunities. It just wasn't our night. "

Merry Christmas!

I downloaded the new Shane and Shane CD tonight.

We usually don't listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving,

but this year we are making an exception!

"O Come Let Us Adore Him" is a personal favorite...

the song played as I came down the aisle!

Thanks, Shane's, for including a beautiful rendition!