Dr. Allen Day & Nurse Donnalee Day The nurses delivered this baby of a mother who
had hiked into the village while in labor because
she had heard there was medical staff in town.

All in a Days' Work--in Haiti

When I say All in a Days' Work in Haiti...I mean literally. This is my brother Allen Day and my sister Donnalee Day. And so these two Days spent 7 days on a medical mission in Haiti. You can tell by these beautiful photos that they fell in love with the children & even some of the adults that they were able to help. I have loved the tales of their experiences...so many in such a short amount of time. They have decided that they will go again next year. I want to go but am going to have to develop some medical skills in the next 11 months. Apparently my occupation as a party planner/wedding coordinator is not at the top of their list of needs. But I LOVE looking at these photos...amazing & inspiring!

Once they received medical attention, each child got some LOVE,

Then they got a lollipop,

And finally a smiley face sticker...

which most chose to wear on their foreheads!

Children in Haiti

You Gotta Love the Ladies of this Storm

The Lady Storm finished their basketball season last night... one game sooner than they would have preferred. Losing by a mere one point to Cotton Boll (a team they had beat just two weeks before during regular season), the Ladies shed a few tears at the missed chance to play for the District Champion-ship on Thursday. Taking third in District is nothing to take lightly. This team had only three players who had played for Paseo Verde last year. Truly remarkable was the way these girls worked together. They developed some terrific friend-ships, outstanding ball skills, the importance of team work, and commendable sportsmanship. Assistant Coach Eberhardt said that in his eight years of coaching, this was the best team he had ever coached. Coach Wyers was equally complimentary of the way these girls conducted themselves individually and collectively. This team won the Centennial Coyote Basketball Tournament early in the season when they had only been playing together as a team for 3 weeks. They continued to play beautifully together winning every game throughout the season except one against Frontier when they lost at the buzzer by one point when the other team made a three point shot.

I'm proud of all these girls. I have to give an extra shout out to Lincoln. She played in EVERY game. In fact, she ended up being played the second player off the bench all season. I also want to give a great big thank you to all who came and supported her. During this past week of District Tournament, her fans included: David, Kristen, Ben & Nick Dorsey; Bishop Brewer & Family (okay...his daughter plays as well), Carl & Debra Lee (Carl works with Lincoln in Young Womens); Don, Darlene, Brittany, Brandon & Bradley Condello; Dave, Shelly, Jade, Paige, Rian & Canyon Mckenzie and Nilda Hitchcock (her YW Leader). I know you are all busy...but it meant so much to Lincoln & to me. THANK YOU!!!

Go Lady Storm!!!

Lincoln stretching out before a game!

Lincoln anticipates the opportunity for a rebound! The Lady Storm started every game with an enthusiastic team chant!

A Light Bulb Moment

I just finished reading "The Shack" by WM. Paul Young. This book about a man and his conversation with God has literally given me some greater understanding into my own relationship with my Father in Heaven. This man named Mack is explaining to God that he knows he is a big disappointment to him. When God questions why he feels this way, Mack explains how he knows he is supposed to put God first in everything...that God should be at the top of the pyramid and everything else takes a place below. Yet he finds that there are so many times he chooses work, family, friends, interests instead of God. I love the response from a very loving God & his son Jesus Christ to Mack's concern.
He says, "I don't want to be first among a list of values; I want to be at the center of everything that happens to you. Rather than the top of a pyramid, I want to be the center of a mobile, where everything in your life--your friends, family, occupation, thoughts, activities---is connected to me but moves with the wind, in and out and back and forth, in an incredible dance of being."
This really was an aHa moment for me. I loved it so much that I used it in Family Home Evening last night. Because in real daily life even if we are getting up early to read our scriptures, saying our daily prayers, serving our family & others, fulfilling church responsibilities (which I can't say I do EVERY day) there is still a big portion of the day spent tending to other things on my pyramid and so I guess I always felt as though I fall a little short in putting God first. But it is SO much more DOABLE to rethink life as a mobile where our Father in Heaven & Jesus Christ are part of EVERYTHING we do each day. So beautiful...its simplicity changed my thinking!