1 week till Christmas break!

  This past week has been very good.  We had practice all week.  We were supposed to have this showcase tournament in Fitchburg, Ma this weekend.  We were to play games thursday night, Saturday and Sunday morning.  Thursday i was supposed to be going to a  "Selah" Concert with Nancy but with the game i wasnt able to go.  But thursday afternoon i got a call from my coach that the game was cancelled thursday night.  We were getting a bunch of rain thursday but i guess an hour north in Fitchburg they were getting icy rain.  So there was power outage all in the area. 

 So i was able to go.  I had a blast at the concert.  They were very enjoyable to watch.  I really enjoyed watching the piano player play.  His name is Allan Hall.  He was so in joy when he played and he was just having fun.  It was great for me to watch him, he was a good example of what i want to be doing when i am playing hockey.  But we had a great time at the concert.  

Friday i had practice like regular.  We were supposed to know if the game Saturday would be cancelled friday night.  Because the game saturday was at 8:30 in the morning ( i know crazy).  So i didnt hear from my coach or anyone so i assumed that the game was on.  So i got up at 5:15 and went to the game.  I got there at 7:30 and the rink doors were locked.  So i called the coach and he said that the game was cancelled.  2 of my teammates were supposed to call everyone to tell them.  I guess they forgot. haha.  So i drove right back home and stopped by L.L. Bean on the way and went shopping for a while.  Got some presents for people.  I had a good time just shopping by myself.  I went to Borders and read some hockey books then went to Bestbuy and looked at expensive tv's and played video games.  It was fun.  

Saturday morning i found out that Sundays game was cancelled as well.  So in a weekend where we were supposed to play 3 games we played none.  We didn't end up skating at all Saturday or Sunday either.  The coach just gave us those days off after the games were cancelled instead of trying to get a practice together.  

The Lord has been great to be this week as always!  Practices went really well.  I was working really hard and saw improvement.  Im glad for another week of practices until next weeks games.  I have really been feeding on the messages from the series  "Possessing the Land".  I listened to the first one "God has a plan for your life" and took notes on it and i have been reading over them and feeding on them.  Its been excellent.  This week i have been more aware, grabbed by, held by the fact that God has a plan for my life.  I just dont want to experience the things He has promised.  I want to possess them.  To follow the Lord fully like Joshua and Caleb.  Its so good.  I have been going deeper into trusting the Lord this week.  I have a peace that is about me,  a trust in Him that He has it ALL under control.  In spite of what it looks like.  Like last weekend they brought in another defenseman (bringing the total to 8)  and on top of that he is a 20 yr old defenseman.  So now we have 6 20 yr old defenseman (that wont be back next year) and 2 18 yr old defenseman.

It almost excites me though.  Circumstances in the natural seem to be getting more difficult, i mean i desire to get to that number 1 defenseman spot and now with 8 defenseman instead of 7 it  "looks" more difficult.  But i see it as a situation where the Lord wants to just prove Himself even more.  Where to the natural eyes it looks more difficult, but we know that NOTHING is impossible with the Lord.  So the Lord is letting the odds stack up against Him and then He will just do what He is famous for!

This is what i received from the Lord today  "Be excited daily in hockey and in everyday life to show the Lord off.  He lives through me and i need to be excited to show Him off each day.  His ability in me, His life, peace, comfort......."    I was excited by that.  So everyday this week i am going to be excited to Show the Lord off in my life.  

That was my week.  Im excited for another week and to hopefully play some games next weekend.  Games next weekend are Saturday night in Boston and Sunday afternoon in Springfield, Ma.  The game on Sunday is at 1.  So i will be heading home directly from there.  So i should get home around 1 am or so.  

Please continue praying for me this week, im thankful that you all do.  I have asked the Lord at the beginning of these 3 weeks back here that during this time i would start to rise in the depth chart for the defenseman.  Moving from the bottom to the top.  So with this last week upon us i would like to see that this week in practice.  

Thanks everyone!  Love you all,  see you soon!!!!!