The Next Rembrandt?

We have a new problem in the Helms family. Skylin now loves to draw with markers. The real problem is that she likes to color on things other than paper. For example . . .

our kitchen wall

Her hand

the pier in our entryway

our bathroom cabinets

our living room couch

and on her baby brother's head . . .

National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championship

Shawn Jr. plays for a homeschool basketball team through an organization called Dallas Thunder. Thunder is a competitive Christian basketball organization made up of homeschooled students in the D/FW metroplex. Next week, we travel to Springfield, Missouri for the National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championships. This is the national tournament for competitive homeschool basketball teams. The tournament is a week long event that will have about 350 teams from all over the United States.

Out of 30 teams, Shawn's team is seeded #1 in their age division (12U) and is expected to do well. They will certainly have a lot of pressure on them. This is the biggest stage for a homeschool basketball team. Just think of Shawn's team as North Carolina in the "big dance" of homeschool basketball teams. We are looking forward to watching them compete.

Noelle is also playing. She will be on a team that they call Team USA. These are teams of players that simply show up at Nationals and play together. Obviously they will have an uphill battle, but she is looking forward to participating.

We are also looking forward to watching Taber Spani play. Taber is a player from Lee's Summit Missouri who was recently named a McDonald's High School All American and late last year accepted a full-ride scholarship to play at Tennessee. She is an amazing player and the first homeschool student to be named a McDonald's All American.

I will keep you updated as the tournament progresses.

Deep Thoughts

Triniti asked Misty and I the following question - "Why does God watch over us if he knows what is going to happen in the future."

Impact Volleyball Pictures

This link will take you to all the pictures from Brittany's Impact volleyball tournament in Shreveport, LA.