Joy in our Journey

Angela does between 12 to 14 hour practices for gymnastics every week. And that doesn't include her  5 hour meets!! (Which are to come next weekend. Her first one!!). I wrote Angela's gymnastics coach a letter letting her know that the meets on Sunday Angela could not attend. When we joined the gymn Angela made the amazing decision that she didn't want to compete on Sunday's and I made sure that was okay with the gym but I wanted to give a reminder with meets coming up. angelas coach called me and first said that she thought it was great Angela wasn't competeing on Sunday. She said something like, "you are doing what all of us should be doing. Honoring the sabbath day". My heart was full of gratitude for this. I have been so touched by how many good people are in the world. What the coach said next made my heart burst. Before getting off the phone, she voluntarily said that she thought Angela was so kind and so hard working. It just touched my heart. I am glad that she loves gymnastics but I know that that can't bring true joy into our lives.  It's keeping the commandments and loving. It touched my heart to hear someone see this in Angela. That she is so hard working at what she does and that she is so kind. I am so proud of her.