Open Gym Party
February 17, 2020
WGV Gymnastics, our gym, had a Decade Kick Off which my children have decided to refer to as the “Open Gym Party” because it was basically just open gym with food and bounce houses. They loved it!
Theadora wanted down from first step into the gym. But then, she has been coming here since before she was born…
The girls got to leave their mark on the wall! Jaquline & Anastasia let us get pictures.
We bounced around, danced, played, and had snacks… oh, and worked! When you are doing something you love, it never seems like a job.
I never would have picked “gymnastics coach” as a job, but God knew what I love – teaching, fitness, children. He knew that this would never be a job. I’m so grateful for all the doors God has opened for our family this past two years. Christina gets to work here too – Becky and Kimberly volunteer, and Becky, Kimberly, Jaquline, Jillian, and Lucas get to do gymnastics.
Thea says “Me too!” – yes, she’s already trying her tiny feet at gymnastics!
We went from struggling and one of the deepest “valleys” in our family to rising up by God’s power into a job I’m good at, another I love, a home we may actually get to build(!!), provision, grace, and safety. The girls have an opportunity to go to summer camp together (Christina calls this year the “last chance” because Christina enrolls in Embry-Riddle soon).
When I think about fun, memory-building days I get to have with my girls, things like our open gym with handprints on the wall will likely be one they remember.
Like this weekend past… we spent the morning gardening, went to work Parents’ Night Out (at WGV Gymnastics again!), visited with my best friend after work (and Christina fell in love with their new Jack Russell puppy!), went to church, made lasagna, canned marinara, watched one of my favorite movies (Air Force One), and got to play dominoes with Jaquline, Kimberly, and Jillian, and snuggle with Thea!
Thank you, Jesus, for love and family!
Type at you later!
~Nancy Tart
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