I freaking love music. Hence the song of the moment I will include on my posts. I feel like music has been one of my best friends this summer and has helped make for some pretty rockin quiet times or devotions. I get to sit in the glorious Minneapolis traffic pretty much every morning.. at first I was so fricken annoyed with it. I was always feeling rushed, like I wasn't doing anything. However, as the summer has progressed, I have found these moments where I have stuck in traffic to be some of the best moments of my day... mostly because of whats blasting out of my speakers.
You know when you are driving down the road and you see someone car dancing? Yeah.. I'm that girl. I am also the girl who rolls down her windows and will belt songs at the top of my lungs completely oblivious to the fact that other people drive with their windows down too... and lets be honest, I don't really care. I absolutely love the part of my day when i turn on the radio and its one of my favorite songs, doesn't matter what else happend that day, for 4 minutes, I'm your next american idol.
But in all seriousness, some of the songs I have heard on the radio this summer are also the ones that make me turn things down a notch and remember what I'm thankful for, or they teach me how to pray again, or best of all, they remind me of how stinking great, awesome, powerful, and humble the God I serve really is. Folks, music is good. This is my public apology to music for not appreciating it more over the years.
Later in the week: Stories from a Dorm Counsler
Song of the moment: Wild at Heart - Gloriana
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Five and Three
5-3. That is the current record of the Minnesota Lynx.I should probably mention I am working as a basketball operations intern with the team for the summer, so my interest in the subject is legit.
In all honesty, after losing our leading scorer and former all-star to an ACL tear for the rest of the year, there is a chance we could be in for a Long season. Seimone was averaging 23.4 points and over 30 minutes a game for us before she went down. You can't really replace that kind of player with a reserve. Our record stands at 1-2 without her, and let me tell you, those 2 losses were not pretty.
However, there is also a chance that we could take everyone by surprise because we are a team full of young, but extremely talented players. Charde Houston was a third round draft pick in 2008, but she is currently the new leading scorer on our team. No third round draft pick has averaged more minutes or points in their rookie campaign then Charde did last year. Most third round draft picks don't even make their team. We also have the 2008 Sixth Woman of the Year on our team in former Standford Standout Candice Wiggins. Candice had 25 points in 5 assists in the win against New York tonight. The core of our roster has been in the league for 2 years or less. Kelly Miller tops the veterans, having just started her 9th season in the WNBA I believe. More than likely it will be a season of adjustments and learning with all the young players we have, but in the end, if we can get it together, I wouldn't be surprised if the Lynx were making a run at the title.
My experience thus far has been absolutely amazing. After Coach Z resigned just a few days before the season, we interns had to take on more responsabilities. Game days are easily my favorites... I love seeing what we have done in practice all week executed (or not executed) on the floor. Plus, the I feel as if the responibilities I have on game days really matter to the success of the team. The best part is being able to sit in on Coaches meetings before, and after the game, as well as during halftime. Every once in a while I even make a suggestion or comment that they use. Its pretty big time. I love basketball. Always have, always will. Its probably the only thing in my life, other then God, that I am truly passionate about. Before this experience I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, I still don't really... but what I do know is that I don't think I ever want basketball to not be a part of my life. I could coach or do something like FCA or AIA... I don't really know, but every time I step on the court to play or go into help with a practice or watch film or something... it's like I am a kid on Christmas again. Plus, God has used basketball in my life in so many ways to challenge me, and to help me grow, as well as using it to Glorify him that I feel like it could be a good way for my to help share with people all that he has done in my life. I don't know, maybe I am crazy, and I would be perfectly fine if basketball in any way wasn't in the plans God had for me.... but for now, that is the path I plan to pursue until told otherwise (by the big man of course). And let me tell you... I am pumped about it.
Song of the moment: Revelation Song - Phillips Craig and Dean
until next time.
In all honesty, after losing our leading scorer and former all-star to an ACL tear for the rest of the year, there is a chance we could be in for a Long season. Seimone was averaging 23.4 points and over 30 minutes a game for us before she went down. You can't really replace that kind of player with a reserve. Our record stands at 1-2 without her, and let me tell you, those 2 losses were not pretty.
However, there is also a chance that we could take everyone by surprise because we are a team full of young, but extremely talented players. Charde Houston was a third round draft pick in 2008, but she is currently the new leading scorer on our team. No third round draft pick has averaged more minutes or points in their rookie campaign then Charde did last year. Most third round draft picks don't even make their team. We also have the 2008 Sixth Woman of the Year on our team in former Standford Standout Candice Wiggins. Candice had 25 points in 5 assists in the win against New York tonight. The core of our roster has been in the league for 2 years or less. Kelly Miller tops the veterans, having just started her 9th season in the WNBA I believe. More than likely it will be a season of adjustments and learning with all the young players we have, but in the end, if we can get it together, I wouldn't be surprised if the Lynx were making a run at the title.
My experience thus far has been absolutely amazing. After Coach Z resigned just a few days before the season, we interns had to take on more responsabilities. Game days are easily my favorites... I love seeing what we have done in practice all week executed (or not executed) on the floor. Plus, the I feel as if the responibilities I have on game days really matter to the success of the team. The best part is being able to sit in on Coaches meetings before, and after the game, as well as during halftime. Every once in a while I even make a suggestion or comment that they use. Its pretty big time. I love basketball. Always have, always will. Its probably the only thing in my life, other then God, that I am truly passionate about. Before this experience I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, I still don't really... but what I do know is that I don't think I ever want basketball to not be a part of my life. I could coach or do something like FCA or AIA... I don't really know, but every time I step on the court to play or go into help with a practice or watch film or something... it's like I am a kid on Christmas again. Plus, God has used basketball in my life in so many ways to challenge me, and to help me grow, as well as using it to Glorify him that I feel like it could be a good way for my to help share with people all that he has done in my life. I don't know, maybe I am crazy, and I would be perfectly fine if basketball in any way wasn't in the plans God had for me.... but for now, that is the path I plan to pursue until told otherwise (by the big man of course). And let me tell you... I am pumped about it.
Song of the moment: Revelation Song - Phillips Craig and Dean
until next time.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
why five....
So why five minutes... what can we really, truly accomplish in five minutes. We can brush and floss our teeth, get extra sleep, be late for work,check the mail,have a snack, drink your coffee, send a quick email or make a phone call, or read the sports page. But what do any of those things actually mean?
In five minutes we can also listen to the lyrics and melody of a song that speaks the true feelings of our heart, we can cry tears of joy or pain. In five minutes we can realize we are truly in love or have our hearts broken. We can see our dreams come crashing to the ground or we see a glimpse of hope flash before our eyes... And its those lyrics and tears, love and heartbreak, lost dreams and inspired hope that we really begin to find ourselves.
So how can we change those everday "five minute moments" so they actually mean something? That sleep can be traded for a moment of prayer. The coffee can be shared with a friend. Those words in that email or call can be an I love you to a family member or friend. And the sports page, the sports page can be the very one that you ask for from your dad every morning or the same one your mom gives you a hard time about because you spilled milk on it and you smile because you may or may not have done it just to get an eye roll out of her.
It's in all of those "five minute moments" that we realize how truly blessed we are. Where we can feel the comfort of where our hope actually comes from. Kind of like we get a great big hug from heaven. I think we all need to take a "Five minute moment" every day to acknowledge that hope and thank God for his grace... Thank him for saving us from what those five minutes could have been without him.
.........
For all you who know me.. you probably would have never thought I'd be a blogger. I'm just a simple girl who likes a tall glass of milk and a McDonalds cheeseburger, while wearing a Penny Hardaway jersey. I have a love hate relationship with my sarcastic nature and getting a pack of zours is like getting a second christmas.
This will probably be a random array of posts with all of the above packed in. One day you will find whats really on my heart or what I've been learning, and another day I might be talking sports or even the office... Jim is my TV Crush after all. That is just kind of girl I am. Take it or leave it. Learn with me, grow with me, laugh or cry.... whatever. I will just be thankful that you took a five minute moment of your day to read some words on a page... and hopefully, one or two of those words might mean something to someone.
In five minutes we can also listen to the lyrics and melody of a song that speaks the true feelings of our heart, we can cry tears of joy or pain. In five minutes we can realize we are truly in love or have our hearts broken. We can see our dreams come crashing to the ground or we see a glimpse of hope flash before our eyes... And its those lyrics and tears, love and heartbreak, lost dreams and inspired hope that we really begin to find ourselves.
So how can we change those everday "five minute moments" so they actually mean something? That sleep can be traded for a moment of prayer. The coffee can be shared with a friend. Those words in that email or call can be an I love you to a family member or friend. And the sports page, the sports page can be the very one that you ask for from your dad every morning or the same one your mom gives you a hard time about because you spilled milk on it and you smile because you may or may not have done it just to get an eye roll out of her.
It's in all of those "five minute moments" that we realize how truly blessed we are. Where we can feel the comfort of where our hope actually comes from. Kind of like we get a great big hug from heaven. I think we all need to take a "Five minute moment" every day to acknowledge that hope and thank God for his grace... Thank him for saving us from what those five minutes could have been without him.
.........
For all you who know me.. you probably would have never thought I'd be a blogger. I'm just a simple girl who likes a tall glass of milk and a McDonalds cheeseburger, while wearing a Penny Hardaway jersey. I have a love hate relationship with my sarcastic nature and getting a pack of zours is like getting a second christmas.
This will probably be a random array of posts with all of the above packed in. One day you will find whats really on my heart or what I've been learning, and another day I might be talking sports or even the office... Jim is my TV Crush after all. That is just kind of girl I am. Take it or leave it. Learn with me, grow with me, laugh or cry.... whatever. I will just be thankful that you took a five minute moment of your day to read some words on a page... and hopefully, one or two of those words might mean something to someone.
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