Welcome to Friday!
I hope that your week has been filled with moments that open your eyes to the beauty, joy and wonder of the world around you. I hope that you know how amazing you are and what a blessing it has been for me to pray for you this week and today.
What has been your greatest triumph, and what has been your biggest challenge this week?
What has been your greatest triumph, and what has been your biggest challenge this week?
I like to think that we had a good week. It started with having a great weekend. Trish and I spent the weekend at a Weekend to Remember marriage retreat in Concord, NC. The retreat is put on by FamilyLife (www.familylife.com/weekend), and is held at different locations across the country. It started on Friday and ended on Sunday. It was a fabulous conference and it was great to spend some quality and quantity time with my beautiful wife. We enjoyed catching up and not having to change diapers for a few days :)!
On Monday we were treated to Sydney's final honor choir concert of the year. The honor choir was beautiful and the sound was fabulous. They did so well that Ava and Emma sat still for most of show. They became restless once the music stopped and the director began handing out awards to the participants.
Tuesday night was Cassarra's final band concert of the year. The band did an amazing job. The sound was incredible. Over the weekend Cassarra and several of her band members received "Superior" ratings at "Solo and Ensemble." One of the groups performed the introduction for the concert. Cassarra was in the front section as the full bands performed. She has enjoyed band a lot this year, participating in full band, jazz band and the winds ensemble (by audition only). Her final concert of the year was bittersweet. Cassarra's band director will be changing schools next year and I must say she has really enjoyed playing for her current director. I just hope she will enjoy and appreciate what she can learn and apply from the new teacher. We weren't so lucky with Ava and Emma during the band concert. They sat still for the first four of seven songs.
The rest of our week has been filled with preparing for PASS testing and AP exams. Cassarra will take her AP exam today and another later on. I know she will do well, she is very prepared and is taking her exam seriously, something I don't recall doing - even though I did well.
We also had a nice family dinner last night with a new rendition of baked chicken and skillet mashed potatoes going over real well with Trish, Cassarra and Emma. Ava, unfortunately was only interested in the breadsticks. If Ava had approved of the new creations I would have resigned my job and become a chef. Oh well, maybe the next experiment will meet the approval of my pickiest critic. I enjoyed our Thursday dinner because we got to slow down and just chat, laugh, and share. We all shared three things we were thankful for and the list was refreshing.
Thanks for letting me share my weekend and week with you and thanks for your thoughts and prayers. I hope your weekend will be blessed and that you will be surrounded by those you love. May the comfort of friends, family and memories bless you today and throughout your weekend. Have a great day and be blessed.
Welcome to Friday!
With love (& in triumph),
Cassius
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