God's Plan leaving it in God's Hands

I know it has been forever since the last time I blogged, but I was given motivation/demands by one very dear follower of mine to give an update on my blog so here it is (Mrs. C)

RESOLUTION CONTINUES......
As you may have read or known I have challenged myself/given myself a resolution to read more books and I must say that in the 4th month of the year I have done a substantial job on this exercise.  As of this past weekend I completed my 7th book of the year, "Quiet Strength" by Tony Dungy which is a spectacular book.  He is an amazing man of Christian faith through all he has accomplished and experienced in his life on this earth.  Other books I have completed include "Letters to a Young Brother" which I am reading with a small group, "The Narrative of Frederick Douglass", "Unshakeable" by Nelson Searcy and "Give It All to Him" by Max Lucado.  I am thoroughly enjoying the knowledge, pleasure and relaxation attained by reading and am truly happy while I continue this endeavour.  Next two books on my list are "The Mentor, The Leader" by Tony Dungy and "Total Money Makeover" by Dave Ramsey.  I have quite the list of books I would like to read including Tim Tebow's "Through My Eyes" and Drew Brees' book but am accepting other good reads and donations towards my books of the future.  LOL.

STEPPING UP AND STEPPING OUT

After deliberation, hesitation and just plain talking with a good friend, parent and mentor of mine, Phil Thompson, I decided to listen to him and take a step out of my comfort zone with help from the Lord and join the praise team at Heritage Fellowship Church which I attend in Oak Ridge, TN.  I began going to practice after church on Sunday afternoons in February and started a few weeks ago singing on stage consistently with the praise team.  It is a talent, superior from God in which I have been shy to share but felt that it was a good time to step out and fill a void.  I have enjoyed it very much thus far and am happy for the opportunity God has planted in my life.  Truly a blessing.  I am looking to get some of the footage to share on my blog but until then it can be found on my facebook page.

Mr. Rosser heading to church on Easter Sunday

Molding Young Minds

Also, I mentioned a book earlier, "Letters to a Young Brother" by Hill Harper which I have read.  One of the reasons for me reading this book again was for a small group in which I've started with some upcoming seniors on my football team.  I selected 6 young men to buy the book for, read with them and expand to conversations to help them see and prepare for the world in a different light before their senior year of high school.  It has gone really well, some of these young men join me for church on Sundays and it is another great opportunity God has put in my life to be a positive role model/influence for these young men.  I am truly blessed to have met such wonderful teenagers in my life, along with the others I coach and help them in anyway I can.

The Off season

The Wildcats are hard at work in the gym, weight room and in the film room.  Our players even though losing a large group of seniors are returning with a senior class of about 18, most of them being our starters from last year.  We will have experience in key positions like the receivers, running back and quarterback which I am largely responsible for and will be looking to do some big things in 2012 and of course put up some big numbers on the scoreboard.  We are working out in the weight room 4 days a week, started agilities and conditioning in the gym with the kids about a month ago, along with being in the film room to prevent similar mistakes this season (or at least try).  Attached is a snippet of our workout regimen with yours truly on the chorus (chanting our theme a year ago of "Uh Oh") to give you a little taste of how we do things in the off season.  Enjoy.  

Life in General

School is quickly approaching the end of the year.  We have TCAP (state testing) coming up next week Monday through Thursday (23-27) which makes for a very anxious and exciting time of year.  A time for our students to show what they know and how well they can perform against the state standards of TN.  I am very blessed and fortunate to have a very bright group of students.  Though lacking a bit common sense (LOL), their sense of book smarts is through the roof and their test taking abilities and reasoning skills are very high.  I feel very good about the scores they will produce but know it will not come without the grace of God, so I ask for all prayers for my class and our school, Glenwood Elementary as we look to top the best scores in the state for the 2nd year in a row.  Thanks in advance.  

Physically, I am staying in shape, at least trying to.  I did do INSANITY for about 6 out of the 8 weeks and saw some great results.  It was thee hardest workout without weights I have ever attempted.  I was in great shape with the conditioning and cardio circuits but felt like I was lacking a bit in strength.  I am now back to weights for a bit and will look to hit INSANITY again in May before summer hits so I can have my "beach body".  LOL.  

Other than that, God continues to open doors for me in all levels of my faith and puts me in opportunities in which I am forced to wait and trust in Him.  I waiver from time to time with patience and fully trusting Him as we all do, but feel that I am getting better, stronger and more faithful as I live, learn and communicate with those closest to me.  God is working in tremendous ways and I am just doing my best to Let Go and Let God. 

Thanks for taking time to read this and I will do a better job of keeping more updates in the near future.  If you get a chance please join my blog, comment or like the site.  Thanks again for all the love and support and God Bless.