Preparation

These last few days we have been making preparations for going back to school. We are coming to the realization that summer vacation is about over. I have heard people ask my kids- "Are you ready to go back to school?" I am not sure that either one is ready for vacation to be over, but it is going to happen. They have to be ready because school starts on Wednesday! Because school starts on Wednesday we have been doing some preparation. We went and bought school supplies and clothes, rented a trumpet, checked the bus pick-up schedule, went to registration, practiced opening Ella's locker,

purchased a gym suit, Ella got some shots at the doctor,.... All of these things are little preparations for school. This is a great analogy for any event in our lives. The best way to feel ready for a situation is to PREPARE. One of my favorite quotes from Bobby Knight is "Failure to Prepare equals Preparation to Fail". When you prepare for something you feel more confident and relaxed. When you prepare to the best of your ability you have no regrets about the outcome. Preparation helps to eliminate the unknown. Every situation may have an element of the unknown, but the more that you can minimize the unknown the more ready you will be. It is ok to have a little nervousness about school starting, giving a presentation, or playing the big game. I know that Kole, Ella, Heather, and myself will all have some butterflies in our stomach's on Wednesday, but we will have a since of comfort knowing that we have prepared for the moment.